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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         ,.........
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......,-^% ANYWAY - I'M FAIRLY CERTAIN THAT THE     %^-,......
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....,-^%%# SOMETHING. WHEN I'M NOT LOOKING, THEY    #%%^-,....
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..,-^%%#@# 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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