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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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