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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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