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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 .~«:**@@@#
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###@**:«~. YOU'VE NOW BECOME POISONOUS. .~«:**@###
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