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.^~†$£¤#@# in, it would be quick. the boat on its   #@#¤£$†~^.
......^†£¤ way to the bottom. rope and bins         ¤£†^......
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.^~†$£¤#@# something. when i'm not looking, they    #@#¤£$†~^.
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....^^†£¤@ shrink. they congregate                  @¤£†^^....
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.^~†$£¤#@# gun, draw circles around them. to show   #@#¤£$†~^.
..^^^^~$£¤ that they do indeed migrate across the   ¤£$~^^^^..
.^~†$£¤#@# skin. (or, the circles would trap them,  #@#¤£$†~^.
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