.~~~~/^^&& &&^^/~~~~.
.~~/^&&@@# #@@&&^/~~.
.~~/^&&@@@ @@@&&^/~~.
.~~/^&&&&@ @&&&&^/~~.
.~~/^&&&@@ @@&&&^/~~.
.~~/^&&@@@ ~~&@~~ @@@&&^/~~.
.~~/^&&@## ~~& &~~ ##@&&^/~~.
....~~^&&@ ~~& 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 #@@&&^/~~.
.~~/&&@@## ##@@&&/~~.
.......~^& &^~.......
....~^^&&& &&&^^~....
....~~/&&@ @&&/~~....
.~~/^&&&@@ @@&&&^/~~.