,~~=%*&### ###&*%=~~,
,~~=%*&### ###&*%=~~,
,,,,,,,~%& &%~,,,,,,,
,,,,~~~~%& &%~~~~,,,,
,~~=%*&### ###&*%=~~,
,~~=%*&### 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. &%=~~,,,,,
,~~=%*&### ###&*%=~~,
,,,~~~%**# #**%~~~,,,
,,,~~~%&&# #&&%~~~,,,
,,,,~=%*## ##*%=~,,,,
,~~~=%**&# #&**%=~~~,