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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      #¤††^^....
....^^~†$# SUBMERGED IN MINUTES, A SMALL LIST AT    #$†~^^....
.^~†$¤#@## FIRST BUT ONCE ENOUGH SEA HAS POURED     ##@#¤$†~^.
.^~†$¤#### IN, IT WOULD BE QUICK. THE BOAT ON ITS   ####¤$†~^.
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.^~†$¤#@## SPOTS MOVE. THEY'RE INSECTS OR           ##@#¤$†~^.
...^~†$¤## SOMETHING. WHEN I'M NOT LOOKING, THEY    ##¤$†~^...
.^~†$¤#@## SHIFT, THEY CRAWL, THEY GROW AND         ##@#¤$†~^.
.^~†$¤#@## SHRINK. THEY CONGREGATE                  ##@#¤$†~^.
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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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