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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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