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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   ¨~«†*%§#@@
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#@#§%*†«~¨ 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, ¨~«†*%§#@#
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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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