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.......... in      the     depths      of      may. ..........
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$*^~^..... imagine if  you will,  a lush  blueberry .....^~^*$
£$*^~^.... spruce forest, with  rolling  hills  and ....^~^*$£
££$*^~^...           knee-deep underbrush.          ...^~^*$££
@££$*^~^..                                          ..^~^*$££@
#@££$*^~^. the ground is  soft.  leaves in  all  of .^~^*$££@#
@££$*^~^.. the seven  stages of  decomposition  are ..^~^*$££@
££$*^~^...   packed loosely together... sometimes   ...^~^*$££
£$*^~^.... there  are rocks.  bigger boulders  peek ....^~^*$£
$*^~^.....             out of the hills.            .....^~^*$
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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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