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...§§§§...                  --&@--                  §§§§§..§§§
.§..§§..§§                --&    &--                §§§§....§.
..........              --&  life  &--              §§§..§§...
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§§§§§§§§§.                  --@&--                  ...§§§§..§
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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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