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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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&*†^~:....                ^^^^^^^^^^                ....:~^†*&
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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 .....:~^†*
&*†^~:....                   IN.                    ....:~^†*&
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##&*†^~:..       YOU'VE NOW BECOME POISONOUS.       ..:~^†*&##
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