..........                                          ..........
..........                                          ..........
..........                                          ..........
,.........                                          .........,
~,........                                          ........,~
†~,....... OK AT THIS POINT I AM READY TO BELIEVE.  .......,~†
$†~,...... IT WOULD BE SO EASY TO LET GO AND START  ......,~†$
&$†~,..... TO TAKE IN WATER. THE BOAT WOULD BE      .....,~†$&
#&$†~,.... SUBMERGED IN MINUTES, A SMALL LIST AT    ....,~†$&#
£#&$†~,... FIRST BUT ONCE ENOUGH SEA HAS POURED     ...,~†$&#£
#£#&$†~,.. IN, IT WOULD BE QUICK. THE BOAT ON ITS   ..,~†$&#£#
##£#&$†~,. WAY TO THE BOTTOM. ROPE AND BINS         .,~†$&#£##
#£#&$†~,.. FLOATING.                                ..,~†$&#£#
£#&$†~,...                                          ...,~†$&#£
#&$†~,.... ANYWAY - I'M FAIRLY CERTAIN THAT THE     ....,~†$&#
&$†~,..... SPOTS MOVE. THEY'RE INSECTS OR           .....,~†$&
$†~,...... SOMETHING. WHEN I'M NOT LOOKING, THEY    ......,~†$
†~,....... SHIFT, THEY CRAWL, THEY GROW AND         .......,~†
~,........ SHRINK. THEY CONGREGATE                  ........,~
,.........                                          .........,
.......... (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))                              ........,~
†~,.......                                          .......,~†
$†~,......                                          ......,~†$
&$†~,.....                                          .....,~†$&
#&$†~,....                                          ....,~†$&#
£#&$†~,...                                          ...,~†$&#£