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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. ..&....&..
&.&...&&&& ..&&...&&.
&&&&..&... 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. &&...&&.&&
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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. ..&&&..&&&
.&.&&&&... &.&..&.&..
.&&&...&.. YOU'VE NOW BECOME POISONOUS. &&&&.&&&&.
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