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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.            §§§%%««~~.
....«%%§@#                                          #@§%%«....
.~«^%§@### 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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.~«^%&§@##                ^^   ###^^                ##@§&%^«~.
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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 ##@§&%^«~.
.....«%§§§                    IN.                   §§§%«.....
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.....««^%§       YOU'VE NOW BECOME POISONOUS.       §%^««.....
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