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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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