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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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