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§$%†=:¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨:=†%$§
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%†=:¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨:=†%
†=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=†
=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ IN      THE     DEPTHS      OF      MAY. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                ††††††††††                ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                ††###   ††                ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                ††###   ††                ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                ††   ###††                ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                ††   ###††                ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=
†=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                ††††††††††                ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=†
%†=:¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨:=†%
$%†=:¨¨¨¨¨ IMAGINE  IF YOU  WILL, A  LUSH BLUEBERRY ¨¨¨¨¨:=†%$
§$%†=:¨¨¨¨ SPRUCE FOREST, WITH  ROLLING  HILLS  AND ¨¨¨¨:=†%$§
¶§$%†=:¨¨¨           KNEE-DEEP UNDERBRUSH.          ¨¨¨:=†%$§¶
#¶§$%†=:¨¨                                          ¨¨:=†%$§¶#
##¶§$%†=:¨ THE  GROUND  IS SOFT.  LEAVES IN  ALL OF ¨:=†%$§¶##
#¶§$%†=:¨¨ THE  SEVEN  STAGES  OF DECOMPOSITION ARE ¨¨:=†%$§¶#
¶§$%†=:¨¨¨   PACKED LOOSELY TOGETHER... SOMETIMES   ¨¨¨:=†%$§¶
§$%†=:¨¨¨¨ THERE  ARE ROCKS.  BIGGER BOULDERS  PEEK ¨¨¨¨:=†%$§
$%†=:¨¨¨¨¨            OUT OF THE HILLS.             ¨¨¨¨¨:=†%$
%†=:¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨:=†%
†=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨:=†%
†=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=†
=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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