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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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