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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 ...~~^§§¶#
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###¶§§^~~. ~  ~  ~  ~  §  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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