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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: ......,~\†
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†\~,...... 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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