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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 ~~........
.......~~; ;~~.......
......~~;* 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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