*%/=:¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨:=/%*
%/=:¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨:=/%
/=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=/
=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                  ==*#==                  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                ==*    *==                ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨              ==*  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                     ¨¨:=/%*###
####*%/=:¨                                          ¨:=/%*####
###*%/=:¨¨                                          ¨¨:=/%*###
##*%/=:¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨:=/%*##
#*%/=:¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨:=/%*#
*%/=:¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨:=/%*