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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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