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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 ..........
.........: WOULD RECOMMEND HANDLING  IN  SWARMS  OF :.........
........:- AT LEAST A DOZEN BIRDS.)                 -:........
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