......«*§§                                          §§*«......
.:«/*$§@##                                          ##@§$*/«:.
....:/**$§                                          §$**/:....
.:«/*$§@##                                          ##@§$*/«:.
.:«/*$@###                                          ###@$*/«:.
.....«//$§                                     .    §$//«.....
.:«*$§@###                                        . ###@§$*«:.
.:«/*$§@##                                    . :.  ##@§$*/«:.
....:://$@ gull call.                    .      . : @$//::....
..:««***§§ «««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««« §§***««:..
.....«**§#                                          #§**«.....
.:«/*$§@## the  seagull is  a metaphysics trick;  a ##@§$*/«:.
.:«/*$§@## world-builder's  shortcut, to  define  a ##@§$*/«:.
.:«/*$§@@# section of reality  and imply its  size: #@@§$*/«:.
.:«««**§§§ place a  flock of birds at the edge  and §§§**«««:.
.:::««*§§# make  their  calls  tesselate  over  the #§§*««:::.
.:«/*$§@## entire volume                            ##@§$*/«:.
.:«/*$§@##                                          ##@§$*/«:.
....«««*$@ a seagull can  be defined by  as  little @$*«««....
.:«/*$§@## as  five  vertices;  six  triangles.  (i ##@§$*/«:.
.:«/*$$$@@ would  recommend handling in  swarms  of @@$$$*/«:.
.:«//*$$§# at least a dozen birds.)                 #§$$*//«:.
....:«**$@                                          @$**«:....
.:«/***$@#                                          #@$***/«:.
.:«/*$§@##                                          ##@§$*/«:.
.....:«**§                                          §**«:.....
.:«/*$§@##                                          ##@§$*/«:.