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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  *  =  =  =  = §.§.§.§.§.
§.§.§..§.§                                          §.§.§.§.§.
§.§.§.§§.. - 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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