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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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