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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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