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.@@@...... 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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..@....@.. 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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