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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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