@@*%=~,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,~=%*@@
@*%=~,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,~=%*@
*%=~,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,~=%*
@*%=~,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,~=%*@
@@*%=~,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,~=%*@@
#@@*%=~,¨¨                  ~~*@~~                  ¨¨,~=%*@@#
##@@*%=~,¨                ~~*    *~~                ¨,~=%*@@##
#@@*%=~,¨¨              ~~*  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                     ¨¨,~=%*@@#
@@*%=~,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,~=%*@@
@*%=~,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,~=%*@
*%=~,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,~=%*
@*%=~,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,~=%*@
@@*%=~,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,~=%*@@