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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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