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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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....==†$@# A SEAGULL CAN BE  DEFINED  BY AS  LITTLE #@$†==....
.~=†%$$$@@ AS  FIVE  VERTICES;  SIX  TRIANGLES.  (I @@$$$%†=~.
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