###&=;~^¨¨                                          ¨¨^~;=&###
##&=;~^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^~;=&##
#&=;~^¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨^~;=&#
&=;~^¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨^~;=&
=;~^¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨^~;=
;~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                  ~~&#~~                  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~;
~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                ~~&    &~~                ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~
^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨              ~~&  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                     ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^
~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~