§§§§¨¨¨¨§¨                                          §¨¨§§¨¨¨§¨
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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.      ¨¨§¨¨§¨§¨§
§¨§¨¨¨§§¨¨                                          §¨§§¨§§§§§
¨§§§¨¨§¨§¨        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.                    §¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨
§§¨¨§§¨§§§                                          ¨§§¨§¨¨¨§§
¨¨§¨§¨§§¨¨       YOU'VE NOW BECOME POISONOUS.       §§¨§§§¨¨§¨
¨¨§§§§§¨§¨                                          §¨§§¨¨§¨§§
§¨§¨¨¨¨§§§                                          §§§¨§¨§§§¨
§§§§¨¨¨§¨¨                                          §¨¨§§§§¨¨§
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