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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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