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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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