¨¨¨&¨&&¨¨&                                          &¨¨&¨¨&¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨&&&¨¨                                          &&¨¨&¨¨&¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨&¨&&¨                                          ¨&&¨¨&¨¨&¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&&&                                          ¨&&&¨¨&¨¨&
&¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨&                                          ¨&¨&&¨¨&¨¨
¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&                  --@¶--                  ¨¨¨&&&¨¨&¨
¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨&                --@    @--                &¨¨&¨&&¨¨&
&¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨              --@  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                     &¨¨¨&¨&&¨¨
¨¨&&&¨¨&¨&                                          ¨&¨¨¨¨&&&¨
¨¨&¨&&¨¨¨&                                          ¨¨&¨¨¨&¨&&
&¨¨¨&&&¨¨&                                          &¨¨&¨¨¨¨&&
&&¨¨&¨&&¨¨                                          &&¨¨&¨¨¨&¨
&&&¨¨¨&&&¨                                          &&&¨¨&¨¨¨¨