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=*«:...... OK AT THIS POINT I AM READY TO BELIEVE.  ......:«*=
$=*«:..... IT WOULD BE SO EASY TO LET GO AND START  .....:«*=$
¶$=*«:.... TO TAKE IN WATER. THE BOAT WOULD BE      ....:«*=$¶
@¶$=*«:... SUBMERGED IN MINUTES, A SMALL LIST AT    ...:«*=$¶@
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##@¶$=*«:. IN, IT WOULD BE QUICK. THE BOAT ON ITS   .:«*=$¶@##
#@¶$=*«:.. WAY TO THE BOTTOM. ROPE AND BINS         ..:«*=$¶@#
@¶$=*«:... FLOATING.                                ...:«*=$¶@
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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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$=*«:..... (I'M THINKING, I SHOULD GET A TATTOO     .....:«*=$
¶$=*«:.... GUN, DRAW CIRCLES AROUND THEM. TO SHOW   ....:«*=$¶
@¶$=*«:... THAT THEY DO INDEED MIGRATE ACROSS THE   ...:«*=$¶@
#@¶$=*«:.. SKIN. (OR, THE CIRCLES WOULD TRAP THEM,  ..:«*=$¶@#
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