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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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