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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 @§&*=~-...
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....-~=*&§ as five vertices; six triangles. (i §&*=~-....
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