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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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