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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ IN     THE      DEPTHS      OF      MAY. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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†=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                ††###   ††                ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=†
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%^†=,¨¨¨¨¨                ††   ###††                ¨¨¨¨¨,=†^%
&%^†=,¨¨¨¨                ††††††††††                ¨¨¨¨,=†^%&
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨,=†^%
^†=,¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=†^
†=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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†=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=†