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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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