.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
-.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.-
;-.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.-;
$;-.¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨.-;$
$$;-.¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨.-;$$
§$$;-.¨¨¨¨                  --$@--                  ¨¨¨¨.-;$$§
#§$$;-.¨¨¨                --$    $--                ¨¨¨.-;$$§#
##§$$;-.¨¨              --$  life  $--              ¨¨.-;$$§##
###§$$;-.¨                --$    $--                ¨.-;$$§###
##§$$;-.¨¨                  --@$--                  ¨¨.-;$$§##
#§$$;-.¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨.-;$$§#
§$$;-.¨¨¨¨ -  - $  a multitude of definitions $ - - ¨¨¨¨.-;$$§
$$;-.¨¨¨¨¨ -   $   does   not   help.    we   $   - ¨¨¨¨¨.-;$$
$;-.¨¨¨¨¨¨ $     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  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.-;
$;-.¨¨¨¨¨¨ - life can have dreams and can interact  ¨¨¨¨¨¨.-;$
$$;-.¨¨¨¨¨ - life can steal                         ¨¨¨¨¨.-;$$
§$$;-.¨¨¨¨ - life can be cursed                     ¨¨¨¨.-;$$§
#§$$;-.¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨.-;$$§#
##§$$;-.¨¨                                          ¨¨.-;$$§##
###§$$;-.¨                                          ¨.-;$$§###
##§$$;-.¨¨                                          ¨¨.-;$$§##
#§$$;-.¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨.-;$$§#