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#@##%*†~.. IMAGINE  IF  YOU WILL, A LUSH  BLUEBERRY ..~†*%##@#
@##%*†~... SPRUCE  FOREST,  WITH ROLLING  HILLS AND ...~†*%##@
##%*†~....          KNEE-DEEP UNDERBRUSH.           ....~†*%##
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##%*†~....             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    ..~†*%##@#
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##%*†~....     WATER LILIES, MAYBE. THE WATER IS    ....~†*%##
#%*†~.....   YELLOW-GREEN WITH POLLEN, AND INSECTS  .....~†*%#
##%*†~....     ARE SWARMING ABOVE THE SURFACE.      ....~†*%##
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#@##%*†~..        WATER STRIDERS, MOSQUITOS,        ..~†*%##@#
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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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