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###@§%/=^¨ KNEE-DEEP UNDERBRUSH. ¨^=/%§@###
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#@§///^^¨¨ WATER LILIES, MAYBE. THE WATER IS ¨¨^^///§@#
###@§%/=^¨ YELLOW-GREEN WITH POLLEN, AND INSECTS ¨^=/%§@###
#@§%/=^¨¨¨ ARE SWARMING ABOVE THE SURFACE. ¨¨¨^=/%§@#
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#@@%=^¨¨¨¨ WATER STRIDERS, MOSQUITOS, ¨¨¨¨^=%@@#
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##@@§%/=^¨ THE EYES. RUB UNTIL IT FEELS RIGHT, ¨^=/%§@@##
###@§%/=^¨ UNTIL THE SKIN FEELS GOOD. LET IT SOAK ¨^=/%§@###
#§%/=¨¨¨¨¨ IN. ¨¨¨¨¨=/%§#
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