###§$%*«,.                                          .,«*%$§###
#$*«......                                          ......«*$#
##§§$%*«,.                                          .,«*%$§§##
#§$$*«,...                                          ...,«*$$§#
#§§§$%*«,.                                          .,«*%$§§§#
###§$%*«,.                                     .    .,«*%$§###
###§$%*«,.                                        . .,«*%$§###
#§%«,.....                                    . ,.  .....,«%§#
###§$%*«,. gull call.                    .      . , .,«*%$§###
§§§§$%*«,. «««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««« .,«*%$§§§§
###§$%*«,.                                          .,«*%$§###
###§$%*«,. the seagull  is a metaphysics  trick;  a .,«*%$§###
##§$**«... world-builder's shortcut,  to  define  a ...«**$§##
###§$%*«,. section of reality and  imply its  size: .,«*%$§###
§%%«...... place a flock  of birds at  the edge and ......«%%§
###§$%*«,. make  their  calls  tesselate  over  the .,«*%$§###
###§$%*«,. entire volume                            .,«*%$§###
#§%*,,....                                          ....,,*%§#
#§$$%«.... a seagull  can be defined  by as  little ....«%$$§#
#§§§$%*«,. as  five  vertices;  six  triangles.  (i .,«*%$§§§#
###§$%*«,. would  recommend  handling in swarms  of .,«*%$§###
§$%***«... at least a dozen birds.)                 ...«***%$§
###§$%*«,.                                          .,«*%$§###
#§$%«.....                                          .....«%$§#
#$$$$%*«,.                                          .,«*%$$$$#
###§$%*«,.                                          .,«*%$§###
###§$%*«,.                                          .,«*%$§###