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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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