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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 ..§......§
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.§.§§...§§ =  =  =  =  %  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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