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....§§§§..                  »»%@»»                  .§§§§§§...
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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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