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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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@@@&$*=~:¨ (I'M THINKING, I SHOULD GET A TATTOO     ¨:~=*$&@@@
@$==:¨¨¨¨¨ GUN, DRAW CIRCLES AROUND THEM. TO SHOW   ¨¨¨¨¨:==$@
#&$***=~:¨ THAT THEY DO INDEED MIGRATE ACROSS THE   ¨:~=***$&#
##@&$*=~:¨ SKIN. (OR, THE CIRCLES WOULD TRAP THEM,  ¨:~=*$&@##
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