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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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