#¨¨#¨##¨##                                          ¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨#
##¨¨¨##¨##                                          ¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨#
¨##¨¨##¨##                                          #¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨#
¨###¨##¨#¨                                          ##¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨
¨#¨#¨##¨¨¨                                          ###¨¨¨¨#¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨###¨¨                  --%#--                  #¨##¨¨¨¨#¨
¨¨¨¨¨#¨##¨                --%    %--                ¨¨###¨¨¨¨#
#¨¨¨¨¨¨###              --%  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                     ¨#¨¨#¨¨#¨¨
¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨                                          ¨¨#¨¨#¨¨#¨
¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨#                                          ¨¨¨#¨¨#¨¨#
#¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨#¨¨#¨¨
¨#¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨#¨
¨¨#¨¨#¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨#