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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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