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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 #@¤%†==~..
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..~==†%¤@# AT LEAST A DOZEN BIRDS.)                 #@¤%†==~..
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