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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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