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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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