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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         .....:~*%%
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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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