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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 ####%%†=.¨
¨¨.=†%%### 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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