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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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