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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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