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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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