@$*:-~¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨~-:*$@
$*:-~¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨~-:*$
*:-~¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨~-:*
:-~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~-:
-~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~-
~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                  --$#--                  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                --$    $--                ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨              --$  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                     ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨