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.......... spruce forest, with rolling hills and ..........
.......... knee-deep underbrush. ..........
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.......... the ground is soft. leaves in all of ..........
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.........~ deet should be applied to your skin. ~.........
........~: you should cover all skin that is to be :~........
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