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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 †«-.......
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....-«†§@§ a seagull  can  be  defined by as little §@§†«-....
...-«†§@§@ as  five  vertices;  six  triangles.  (i @§@§†«-...
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