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§§§.§§..§.                  ==&#==                  §§§.§.§§§.
..§§.§.§§.                ==&    &==                ..§§§§..§§
.§.§§§§.§§              ==&  life  &==              .§...§.§.§
§§§...§§..                ==&    &==                §§..§§§§§§
..§..§.§.§                  ==#&==                  .§.§......
.§§.§§§§§§                                          §§§§......
§.§§...... = =  & 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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