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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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