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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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