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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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%†^~.¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨.~^†%