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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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