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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      $/«.......
......«/$$ submerged in minutes, a small list at    $$/«......
.....«/$$# first but once enough sea has poured     #$$/«.....
....«/$$#@ in, it would be quick. the boat on its   @#$$/«....
...«/$$#@# way to the bottom. rope and bins         #@#$$/«...
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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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