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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  $  =  = ###§$*==,,
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,,,,,==*$# =  $  "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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