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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 #¤*--.....
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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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