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§.§..§.§§§              --*  life  *--              §§.....§§.
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§§§§§..§.§ - - *  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  *  -  -  - - .§§§§§...§
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§.....§§§. - 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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