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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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#@§%*;«^.. as  five  vertices;  six  triangles.  (i ..^«;*%§@#
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§%*;«^.... at least a dozen birds.)                 ....^«;*%§
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