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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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