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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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