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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. .&.&.&.&.&
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.&&.&.&.&. 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, .&.&.&.&.&
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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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