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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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