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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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