§¨¨§¨§§§¨§                                          §¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨¨§¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§§§¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨ IN      THE      DEPTHS      OF     MAY. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨                ^^^^^^^^^^                §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨¨¨¨§¨                ^^###   ^^                §§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨§                ^^###   ^^                ¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨                ^^   ###^^                ¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨                ^^   ###^^                ¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨                ^^^^^^^^^^                ¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨ IMAGINE  IF  YOU  WILL, A LUSH BLUEBERRY ¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§ SPRUCE  FOREST, WITH  ROLLING  HILLS AND ¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§           KNEE-DEEP UNDERBRUSH.          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§                                          §¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§ THE GROUND  IS  SOFT.  LEAVES IN ALL  OF §§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ THE  SEVEN  STAGES OF  DECOMPOSITION ARE §§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨   PACKED LOOSELY TOGETHER... SOMETIMES   §¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨ THERE  ARE ROCKS.  BIGGER BOULDERS  PEEK ¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨             OUT OF THE HILLS.            ¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨                                          §¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨ THERE COULD  BE, SOMEWHERE IN THE DEPTHS ¨§¨¨§¨§§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨ OF  IT ALL, A CREVICE FILLED WITH WATER. ¨¨§¨¨¨§§§¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§   BIRD CHERRIES AT THE EDGES, DIPPING    ¨¨¨§¨¨§¨§§
§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§ THEIR LONG  FINGERS BENEATH THE SURFACE. ¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§§
§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§     WATER LILIES, MAYBE. THE WATER IS    §¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨
§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§  YELLOW-GREEN WITH POLLEN, AND INSECTS   ¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨     ARE SWARMING ABOVE THE SURFACE.      ¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨        WATER STRIDERS, MOSQUITOS,        ¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨         BACK FLIES, CRANE FLIES.         ¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨§¨§§¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨¨§§§¨                ^^^^^^^^^^                ¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨§¨§§                ^^###   ^^                ¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§§                ^^###   ^^                §¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨                ^^   ###^^                §§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨                ^^   ###^^                ¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨                ^^^^^^^^^^                ¨§§§¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§ IN   THIS   CASE   WE  WOULD  USE  DEET, ¨¨¨§§§¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨ OR DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE AS IT'S ALSO CALLED. §¨¨§¨§§¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨                                          §§¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨ DEET  SHOULD  BE  APPLIED TO YOUR  SKIN. §§§¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨ YOU SHOULD COVER ALL SKIN  THAT IS TO BE §¨§§¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§ EXPOSED TO AIR.  IT'S OK  TO GET SOME IN ¨¨§§§¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨ THE  EYES.  RUB  UNTIL  IT  FEELS RIGHT, ¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨ UNTIL THE SKIN FEELS GOOD.  LET  IT SOAK ¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨§¨¨¨                   IN.                    ¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨§¨       YOU'VE NOW BECOME POISONOUS.       §¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§
§¨¨§¨§§¨¨§                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§§
§§¨¨¨§§§¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨
§§§¨¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨
§¨§§¨¨¨§§§                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§§§¨¨§¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨