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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,  ...,~*^*§£
§*^*~,.... LIKE SALT))                              ....,~*^*§
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