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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. &..&&&..&.
.&&.&..&&& &.&..&.&&&
&.&&&.&... 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. &...&&&.&&
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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. &&&.&&.&&&
.&&&...... ..&&.&&..&
&..&.....& 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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