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.-~:$%&¶## world-builder's shortcut,  to  define  a ##¶&%$:~-.
.-~~~$$&¶¶ section of reality and  imply  its size: ¶¶&$$~~~-.
.-~:$%&¶## place  a flock of birds  at the edge and ##¶&%$:~-.
.-~:$%&¶## make  their  calls  tesselate  over  the ##¶&%$:~-.
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.-~:$%&¶¶¶ as  five  vertices;  six  triangles.  (i ¶¶¶&%$:~-.
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