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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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