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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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