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,,,,,,,,,, gull call.                    ,      , ^ ,,,,,,,,,,
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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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