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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 ¨--==*§@##
§===-¨¨¨¨¨                   IN.                    ¨¨¨¨¨-===§
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@*=--¨¨¨¨¨       YOU'VE NOW BECOME POISONOUS.       ¨¨¨¨¨--=*@
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