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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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