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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.      ¨¨¨¨¨¨,†%#
#@##*%†-,¨                                          ¨,-†%*##@#
@##*%†,¨¨¨        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 ¨¨¨¨-††*##
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##@#*%†-,¨       YOU'VE NOW BECOME POISONOUS.       ¨,-†%*#@##
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