¨¨~=\†*###                                          ###*†\=~¨¨
¨~=\†*####                                          ####*†\=~¨
¨¨~=\†*###                                          ###*†\=~¨¨
¨¨¨~=\†*##                                          ##*†\=~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~=\†*#                                          #*†\=~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~=\†*                  ==*#==                  *†\=~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~=\†                ==*    *==                †\=~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=\              ==*  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                     ##*†\=~¨¨¨
¨¨~=\†*###                                          ###*†\=~¨¨
¨~=\†*####                                          ####*†\=~¨
¨¨~=\†*###                                          ###*†\=~¨¨
¨¨¨~=\†*##                                          ##*†\=~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~=\†*#                                          #*†\=~¨¨¨¨