¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                  »»@@»»                  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                »»@    @»»                ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~              »»@  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   @   » $†»~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~»† @    what    is    the     arbiter,    @ †»~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~» »   @   and   so  instead  there   @   » »~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ »    »   @   is   this   internationally ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ sanctioned     list      @      »      » ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ »  »  »  »  @  of  criteria  @ »  »  » » ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ - life must produce or consume milk      ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ - life must have a beginning and an end  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ - life can have dreams and can interact  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ - life can steal                         ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ - life can be cursed                     ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~»                                          »~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~»†                                          †»~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~»†$                                          $†»~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~»†$@                                          @$†»~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~»†$@&                                          &@$†»~¨¨¨¨