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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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