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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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