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...,,~;††§ ok at this point i am ready to believe.  §††;~,,...
.,~;@§@### it would be so easy to let go and start  ###@§@;~,.
.....~~†§§ to take in water. the boat would be      §§†~~.....
....~~†@§@ submerged in minutes, a small list at    @§@†~~....
.,~;†@§@## first but once enough sea has poured     ##@§@†;~,.
.,~;†@§@## in, it would be quick. the boat on its   ##@§@†;~,.
.,~;†@§@## way to the bottom. rope and bins         ##@§@†;~,.
.,~;†@§@## floating.                                ##@§@†;~,.
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.,~;†@§§@@ anyway - i'm fairly certain that the     @@§§@†;~,.
....~;;@§§ spots move. they're insects or           §§@;;~....
.,~;;;@@@§ something. when i'm not looking, they    §@@@;;;~,.
.,~;†@§@## shift, they crawl, they grow and         ##@§@†;~,.
.,~;†@§@## shrink. they congregate                  ##@§@†;~,.
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.....,~;†§ (i'm thinking, i should get a tattoo     §†;~,.....
.,~;†@§@## gun, draw circles around them. to show   ##@§@†;~,.
.,~;;††§§§ that they do indeed migrate across the   §§§††;;~,.
.,~;†@§### skin. (or, the circles would trap them,  ###§@†;~,.
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