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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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%$^=~..... ANYWAY - I'M FAIRLY CERTAIN THAT THE     .....~=^$%
@%$^=~.... SPOTS MOVE. THEY'RE INSECTS OR           ....~=^$%@
#@%$^=~... SOMETHING. WHEN I'M NOT LOOKING, THEY    ...~=^$%@#
##@%$^=~.. SHIFT, THEY CRAWL, THEY GROW AND         ..~=^$%@##
###@%$^=~. SHRINK. THEY CONGREGATE                  .~=^$%@###
##@%$^=~..                                          ..~=^$%@##
#@%$^=~... (I'M THINKING, I SHOULD GET A TATTOO     ...~=^$%@#
@%$^=~.... GUN, DRAW CIRCLES AROUND THEM. TO SHOW   ....~=^$%@
%$^=~..... THAT THEY DO INDEED MIGRATE ACROSS THE   .....~=^$%
$^=~...... SKIN. (OR, THE CIRCLES WOULD TRAP THEM,  ......~=^$
^=~....... LIKE SALT))                              .......~=^
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