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......,^@& 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,  &@^,......
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