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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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