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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      ....~=\=*¤
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##¶¤*=\=~. first but once enough sea has poured     .~=\=*¤¶##
##¶¤*=\=~. in, it would be quick. the boat on its   .~=\=*¤¶##
##¶¤*=\=~. way to the bottom. rope and bins         .~=\=*¤¶##
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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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