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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. ..,~**&&@#
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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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&&**~,.... 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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