,,,,^~==@#                                          #@==~^,,,,
,,,^~==@##                                          ##@==~^,,,
,,^~==@###                                          ###@==~^,,
,^~==@####                                          ####@==~^,
,,^~==@###                                          ###@==~^,,
,,,^~==@##                  ~~@¶~~                  ##@==~^,,,
,,,,^~==@#                ~~@    @~~                #@==~^,,,,
,,,,,^~==@              ~~@  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                     @==~^,,,,,
,,,,,,^~==                                          ==~^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^~=                                          =~^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^~==                                          ==~^,,,,,,
,,,,,^~==@                                          @==~^,,,,,
,,,,^~==@#                                          #@==~^,,,,