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.,~^*$#@@# gull call.                    .      . , #@@#$*^~,.
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..,~^*$#@@ the  seagull is  a metaphysics trick;  a @@#$*^~,..
.,~^*$#@@# world-builder's  shortcut,  to define  a #@@#$*^~,.
..,~^*$#@@ section of  reality  and imply its size: @@#$*^~,..
...,~^*$#@ place a flock  of  birds at the edge and @#$*^~,...
..,~^*$#@@ make  their  calls  tesselate  over  the @@#$*^~,..
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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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