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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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