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##@¶%§=«,¨ spots move. they're insects or           ¨,«=§%¶@##
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@¶##%§=«,¨ shift, they crawl, they grow and         ¨,«=§%##¶@
#@¶#%§=«,¨ shrink. they congregate                  ¨,«=§%#¶@#
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#@¶#%§=«,¨ that they do indeed migrate across the   ¨,«=§%#¶@#
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