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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         ~^........
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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,  @@=^~^....
.....^~^=@ LIKE SALT))                              @=^~^.....
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