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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.          ¨¨¨¨¨¨:~†§
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~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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.     ¨¨:~†§¤§##
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~
†~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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