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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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