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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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