¨¨^=*=%¤##                                          ##¤%=*=^¨¨
¨¨¨^=*=%¤#                                          #¤%=*=^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^=*=%¤                                          ¤%=*=^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^=*=%¤#                                          #¤%=*=^¨¨¨
¨¨^=*=%¤##                                          ##¤%=*=^¨¨
¨^=*=%¤###                  ==%#==                  ###¤%=*=^¨
¨¨^=*=%¤##                ==%    %==                ##¤%=*=^¨¨
¨¨¨^=*=%¤#              ==%  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                     #¤%=*=^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^=*=%¤                                          ¤%=*=^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^=*=%¤#                                          #¤%=*=^¨¨¨
¨¨^=*=%¤##                                          ##¤%=*=^¨¨
¨^=*=%¤###                                          ###¤%=*=^¨
¨¨^=*=%¤##                                          ##¤%=*=^¨¨