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.......^«† imagine  if  you will,  a lush blueberry †«^.......
......^«†$ spruce  forest, with rolling  hills  and $†«^......
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...^«†$£§¶ the ground is  soft.  leaves in  all  of ¶§£$†«^...
..^«†$£§¶# the  seven stages  of decomposition  are #¶§£$†«^..
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..^«†$£§¶# 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 $†«^......
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.........^       you've now become poisonous.       ^.........
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