,,,,,,,,##                                          ,,,,######
,######,,,                                          ###,,####,
,,####,,##                                          ,#,,,,##,,
#,,##,,,,,                                          ,,,##,,,,#
,,,,,,####                                          ,#,,,,##,,
#####,,###                  ==$#==                  ,,,##,,,,#
####,,,,##                ==$    $==                ##,,,,##,,
,##,,##,,#              ==$  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                     #,,#######
,,##,,##,,                                          ,,,,######
,,,,,,,,,#                                          ,##,,####,
########,,                                          ,,,,,,##,,
,######,,,                                          ,####,,,,,
,,####,,##                                          ,,##,,####