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###§@%:».. 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 ..»:%@@@§#
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###§@%:».. 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 ..»:%%%%§#
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###§@%:».. ARE SWARMING ABOVE THE SURFACE. ..»:%@§###
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###§@%:».. BACK FLIES, CRANE FLIES. ..»:%@§###
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#§%::».... OR DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE AS IT'S ALSO CALLED. ....»::%§#
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