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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 -.........
........-~ 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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