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..........                  ==%#==                  .§§§..§§§§
..........                ==%    %==                §..§.§...§
..........              ==%  life  %==              §.§§§§..§§
..........                ==%    %==                §§...§.§.§
..........                  ==#%==                  .§..§§§§§§
..........                                          §§.§.....§
.........§ = = %  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  %  = = =  = .§..§..§.§
§§§.§§§.§§                                          §§.§§.§§§§
..§§..§§.. - 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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