Stage I:    enrichment of the environment of precursors to amino acids.
Stage II:   production of amino acids
Stage III:  enrichment of the environment of amino acids
Stage IV:   Random formation of simple proteins
Stage V:    Formation of proteins catalyzing amino acid production
Stage VI:   Rapid rise in the amino acid population
Stage VII:  Rapid rise in the protein population
Stage VIII: Occurence of protein mediating protein production based on
            an inorganic template (read clay)
Stage IX:   Immediate rise in population of favored proteins
Stage X:    Occurence of proteins affecting inorganic template structure
Stage XI:   Complex feedback loop involving template modification and
            protein production develops.  No single protein is a replicator.
Stage X:    Incidental production of nucleic acids.
Stage XI:   First RNA
Stage XII:  First RNA transcription capability
Stage XIII: Complex feedback loop involving RNA transcription producing
            proteins catalyzing the production of RNA.
Stage XIV:  Capture of essential parts of the RNA/protein cycle in a
            semi-permeable membrane (read cell wall)
Stage XV:   Rapid displacement of the inorganic template cycle by the
            encapsulated RNA/cycle
Stage XVI:  Chaos as the incomplete cells exhaust the environment
Stage XVII: Developement of the first stable cell