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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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