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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.                                @#$*/~-...
..-~/*$#@#                                          #@#$*/~-..
.-~/*$#@## 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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