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.....,~†%& THE  SEAGULL IS A METAPHYSICS  TRICK;  A &%†~,.....
....,~†%&@ WORLD-BUILDER'S  SHORTCUT, TO  DEFINE  A @&%†~,....
...,~†%&@# SECTION OF REALITY  AND IMPLY  ITS SIZE: #@&%†~,...
..,~†%&@## PLACE A FLOCK OF  BIRDS AT THE  EDGE AND ##@&%†~,..
.,~†%&@### MAKE  THEIR  CALLS  TESSELATE  OVER  THE ###@&%†~,.
..,~†%&@## ENTIRE VOLUME                            ##@&%†~,..
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....,~†%&@ A SEAGULL CAN  BE DEFINED  BY  AS LITTLE @&%†~,....
.....,~†%& AS  FIVE  VERTICES;  SIX  TRIANGLES.  (I &%†~,.....
......,~†% WOULD RECOMMEND  HANDLING  IN  SWARMS OF %†~,......
.......,~† AT LEAST A DOZEN BIRDS.)                 †~,.......
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