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¶¶¶&*=†~:, way to the bottom. rope and bins         ,:~†=*&¶¶¶
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¶*†††:,,,, anyway - i'm fairly certain that the     ,,,,:†††*¶
&&**†:,,,, spots move. they're insects or           ,,,,:†**&&
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##¶&*=†~:, shift, they crawl, they grow and         ,:~†=*&¶##
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&=†~~:,,,, gun, draw circles around them. to show   ,,,,:~~†=&
##¶&*=†~:, that they do indeed migrate across the   ,:~†=*&¶##
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