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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 ....^~\^%£
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\~^.......       you've now become poisonous.       .......^~\
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