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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 #¶¤%%;~^..
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