¨##¨#¨¨###                                          #¨¨¨¨#¨###
¨¨#¨#¨#¨##                                          #¨¨¨##¨¨##
¨##¨#¨#¨¨#                                          #¨¨#¨#¨#¨#
¨¨#¨#¨#¨##                                          #¨##¨#¨#¨#
¨##¨#¨#¨¨#                                          #¨¨#¨#¨#¨#
¨¨#¨#¨#¨##                  ~~*#~~                  #¨##¨#¨#¨#
¨##¨#¨#¨¨#                ~~*    *~~                #¨¨#¨#¨#¨#
¨¨#¨#¨#¨##              ~~*  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                     #¨##¨#¨#¨#
¨##¨#¨#¨¨#                                          #¨¨#¨#¨#¨#
¨¨#¨#¨#¨##                                          #¨##¨#¨#¨#
¨##¨#¨#¨¨#                                          #¨¨#¨#¨#¨#
¨¨#¨#¨#¨##                                          #¨##¨#¨#¨#
¨##¨#¨#¨¨#                                          #¨¨#¨#¨#¨#