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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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