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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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