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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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