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.§...§.§§. $     can     say     "life     is     $ .§§..§....
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...§...§.§ =  =  $  what  things  like  us  $  =  = .§.§§..§..
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.§.....§.. =  = $  entails,  how  it  should $  = = ..§..§.§§.
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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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