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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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