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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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§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨                ^^   ###^^                ¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨                ^^^^^^^^^^                ¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨ 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.       §¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨§¨¨§¨