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#¶@%%^~^.. IN     THE      DEPTHS      OF      MAY. ..^~^%%@¶#
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##¶@%%^~^.                ^^^^^^^^^^                .^~^%%@¶##
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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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