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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.                    §¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨¨                                          §§¨¨¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨       YOU'VE NOW BECOME POISONOUS.       §§§¨¨¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨§¨¨¨§¨                                          §¨§§¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨