#¨¨¨¨####¨                                          ###¨¨##¨¨¨
¨¨##¨¨##¨¨                                          ##¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨
#¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨####¨¨¨
¨¨########                                          ##¨¨##¨¨#¨
#¨¨######¨                                          #¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨####¨¨                  »»$#»»                  ¨¨#######¨
###¨¨##¨¨¨                »»$    $»»                #¨¨#####¨¨
¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨##              »»$  life  $»»              ¨¨¨¨###¨¨¨
¨¨¨####¨¨¨                »»$    $»»                ###¨¨#¨¨##
¨#¨¨##¨¨##                  »»#$»»                  ##¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨#                                          ¨¨¨#######
¨#######¨¨ » » $ a  multitude of definitions $ »  » ##¨¨#####¨
¨¨#####¨¨¨ »   $   does    not   help.   we   $   » ¨¨¨¨¨###¨¨
#¨¨###¨¨## $     can     say     "life     is     $ ####¨¨#¨¨#
¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨ »   $    what    we   are,   and   $   » ###¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
###¨¨¨#### »  »  $  what  things  like  us  $  »  » ##¨¨######
##¨¨#¨¨##¨ »   $   are",   but   then   we    $   » #¨¨¨¨#####
#¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ $    must    also    define    what    $ ¨¨##¨¨####
¨¨######## »  $  "things  like  us"  actually  $  » #¨¨¨¨¨¨###
¨¨¨####### » » $  entails,  how it  should  $  »  » ¨¨####¨¨#¨
##¨¨###### »   $  be   measured,   who   or   $   » #¨¨##¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨####¨ $    what    is    the    arbiter,     $ ¨¨¨¨¨¨###¨
####¨¨##¨¨ »   $   and   so   instead  there   $  » #####¨¨#¨¨
¨##¨¨¨¨¨¨# »    »   $   is   this   internationally ####¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨####¨¨ sanctioned      list      $     »      » ###¨¨#####
¨##¨¨##¨¨¨ » »  »  »  $  of  criteria  $ »  »  »  » ##¨¨¨¨###¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨##                                          #¨¨##¨¨#¨¨
#######¨¨# - life must produce or consume milk      ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨#
######¨¨¨¨ - life must have a beginning and an end  ########¨¨
¨####¨¨### - life can have dreams and can interact  #######¨¨¨
¨¨##¨¨¨¨## - life can steal                         ######¨¨##
¨¨¨¨¨##¨¨¨ - life can be cursed                     #####¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨####¨¨                                          ¨#######¨¨