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¨§¨§¨§§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§
¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§ IN      THE     DEPTHS      OF      MAY. §¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§
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¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§                ::::::::::                ¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨
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§¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨                ::::::::::                ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨ 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.         §§¨¨§¨§§¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§§¨¨¨§§§¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨                ::::::::::                ¨§§§¨¨§¨§§
§¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨                ::###   ::                ¨§¨§§¨¨¨§§
§§¨¨¨§§§¨¨                ::###   ::                ¨¨¨§§§¨¨§¨
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¨¨§§§¨¨§¨§                ::::::::::                §¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨§                                          §§¨¨¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨¨§§§¨¨§ 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.       ¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨
§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨
¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
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