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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 .^~†%%#¶@#
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¶#%†^.....       YOU'VE NOW BECOME POISONOUS.       .....^†%#¶
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