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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: ..:«^*¤###
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###¤*^«:.. 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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