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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 #%%%^^~...
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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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