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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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