@@$/=,....                                          ....,=/$@@
@$/=,.....                                          .....,=/$@
$/=,......                                          ......,=/$
/=,.......                                          .......,=/
=,........                                          ........,=
,.........                  ==@#==                  .........,
..........                ==@    @==                ..........
,.........              ==@  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      .......,=/
$/=,...... - life must have a beginning and an end  ......,=/$
@$/=,..... - life can have dreams and can interact  .....,=/$@
@@$/=,.... - life can steal                         ....,=/$@@
#@@$/=,... - life can be cursed                     ...,=/$@@#
##@@$/=,..                                          ..,=/$@@##
###@@$/=,.                                          .,=/$@@###
##@@$/=,..                                          ..,=/$@@##
#@@$/=,...                                          ...,=/$@@#
@@$/=,....                                          ....,=/$@@