#%^~:.....                                          .....:~^%#
%^~:......                                          ......:~^%
^~:.......                                          .......:~^
~:........                                          ........:~
:.........                                          .........:
..........                  ~~%£~~                  ..........
..........                ~~%    %~~                ..........
..........              ~~%  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                     ..........
..........                                          ..........
..........                                          ..........
..........                                          ..........
..........                                          ..........
:.........                                          .........: