,,~/$&@###                                          ###@&$/~,,
,,,,,~$&@#                                          #@&$~,,,,,
,,~/$&@###                                          ###@&$/~,,
,,,,~/$$@#                                          #@$$/~,,,,
,,~/$@####                                          ####@$/~,,
,,~/$&@###                  ~~&#~~                  ###@&$/~,,
,,,,,,~$&#                ~~&    &~~                #&$~,,,,,,
,,~/$&####              ~~&  life  &~~              ####&$/~,,
,,~/$&&@##                ~~&    &~~                ##@&&$/~,,
,,~/$$$&@#                  ~~#&~~                  #@&$$$/~,,
,,,,////&#                                          #&////,,,,
,,,,,/&&## ~ ~ & 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  #&/,,,,,,,
,,~/$&@### - life can have dreams and can interact  ###@&$/~,,
,,~/$&@### - life can steal                         ###@&$/~,,
,,~~~//$@# - life can be cursed                     #@$//~~~,,
,,~/$&@###                                          ###@&$/~,,
,,~/$&@###                                          ###@&$/~,,
,,~/$&@###                                          ###@&$/~,,
,,~////&##                                          ##&////~,,
,,~/$&@###                                          ###@&$/~,,