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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 «:........
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......:«*^   PACKED LOOSELY TOGETHER... SOMETIMES   ^*«:......
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...:«*^$§£ THEIR LONG FINGERS BENEATH  THE SURFACE. £§$^*«:...
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.....:«*^$  YELLOW-GREEN WITH POLLEN, AND INSECTS   $^*«:.....
......:«*^      ARE SWARMING ABOVE THE SURFACE.     ^*«:......
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....:«*^$§ THE  EYES.  RUB  UNTIL  IT  FEELS RIGHT, §$^*«:....
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