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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,  .@@@....@@
@@....@@@. like salt))                              .@.@@...@.
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