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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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