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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 .&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& ENTIRE VOLUME .&.&.&.&.&
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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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