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...^»†=$£# in, it would be quick. the boat on its   #£$=†»^...
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......^»†= 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   #£$=†»^...
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