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,,:~;=££¶# KNEE-DEEP UNDERBRUSH. #¶££=;~:,,
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,,,,:~;=££ 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. ~:,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, 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. :,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, 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. =;~:,,,,,,
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