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.......... IN THE DEPTHS OF MAY. ..........
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.....-~:%£ IMAGINE IF YOU WILL, A LUSH BLUEBERRY £%:~-.....
....-~:%£§ SPRUCE FOREST, WITH ROLLING HILLS AND §£%:~-....
...-~:%£§# 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. ..........
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.......... 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 %:~-......
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