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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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