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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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