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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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