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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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