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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.             ¨¨¨¨¨¨^«:=
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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, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^«
:«^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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#@=:«^¨¨¨¨       YOU'VE NOW BECOME POISONOUS.       ¨¨¨¨^«:=@#
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