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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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