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.:~*^%¤@@# TO TAKE IN WATER. THE BOAT WOULD BE      #@@¤%^*~:.
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.:~*^%¤@## SKIN. (OR, THE CIRCLES WOULD TRAP THEM,  ##@¤%^*~:.
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