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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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