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§§..§§§§.. ~   §   does    not   help.   we   §   ~ ..§§§§..§§
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§....§§..§ ~  ~  §  what  things  like  us  §  ~  ~ .§§§§....§
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§....§§§§. §    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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