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.,~/§$@@## GULL CALL.                    .      . , ##@@$§/~,.
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.,~/§$@@## THE  SEAGULL IS  A METAPHYSICS TRICK;  A ##@@$§/~,.
.,~/§$@@## WORLD-BUILDER'S  SHORTCUT,  TO  DEFINE A ##@@$§/~,.
...,,~~/$@ SECTION  OF REALITY AND  IMPLY ITS SIZE: @$/~~,,...
.,~/§$@@## PLACE  A FLOCK OF BIRDS AT  THE EDGE AND ##@@$§/~,.
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.,~//§§@@@ ENTIRE VOLUME                            @@@§§//~,.
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.,~/§$@@## A SEAGULL CAN BE  DEFINED BY  AS  LITTLE ##@@$§/~,.
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.,~/§$@@## WOULD RECOMMEND  HANDLING IN  SWARMS  OF ##@@$§/~,.
.,~/§$@@## AT LEAST A DOZEN BIRDS.)                 ##@@$§/~,.
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