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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 §......§..
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..§....... at least a dozen birds.)                 §§§......§
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