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.-~\=$@### PLACE A FLOCK OF BIRDS AT THE EDGE AND ###@$=\~-.
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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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