=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=
==,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,==
*==,¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨,==*
$*==,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,==*$
&$*==,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,==*$&
#&$*==,¨¨¨                  ==$#==                  ¨¨¨,==*$&#
##&$*==,¨¨                ==$    $==                ¨¨,==*$&##
###&$*==,¨              ==$  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                     ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=
==,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,==
*==,¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨,==*
$*==,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,==*$
&$*==,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,==*$&