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####%§*«.¨ IMAGINE IF  YOU  WILL, A LUSH  BLUEBERRY ¨.«*§%####
####%§*«.¨ SPRUCE  FOREST,  WITH ROLLING HILLS  AND ¨.«*§%####
#%**«¨¨¨¨¨          KNEE-DEEP UNDERBRUSH.           ¨¨¨¨¨«**%#
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####%§*«.¨   PACKED LOOSELY TOGETHER... SOMETIMES   ¨.«*§%####
####%§*«.¨ THERE ARE ROCKS.  BIGGER  BOULDERS  PEEK ¨.«*§%####
####%§*«.¨            OUT OF THE HILLS.             ¨.«*§%####
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####%§*«.¨ 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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####%§*«.¨         BACK FLIES, CRANE FLIES.         ¨.«*§%####
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#§§***..¨¨ 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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