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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. #&&&%†;~:,
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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. ###&%†;~:,
,:~;†%&### ###&%†;~:,
,:~;†%#### 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. ##%††;;~:,
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,:~;†%&### YOU'VE NOW BECOME POISONOUS. ###&%†;~:,
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