¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~==                                          ==~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=                                          =~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~==                                          ==~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~==§                                          §==~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~==§@                                          @§==~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~==§@¶                  ==§¶==                  ¶@§==~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~==§@¶#                ==§    §==                #¶@§==~¨¨¨
¨¨~==§@¶##              ==§  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                     §==~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~==§@                                          @§==~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~==§@¶                                          ¶@§==~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~==§@¶#                                          #¶@§==~¨¨¨
¨¨~==§@¶##                                          ##¶@§==~¨¨
¨~==§@¶###                                          ###¶@§==~¨