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¨¨.«:*%¤@# SPRUCE FOREST, WITH ROLLING HILLS AND #@¤%*:«.¨¨
¨¨¨.«:*%¤@ KNEE-DEEP UNDERBRUSH. @¤%*:«.¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨.«:* THE SEVEN STAGES OF DECOMPOSITION ARE *:«.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«: PACKED LOOSELY TOGETHER... SOMETIMES :«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. OUT OF THE HILLS. .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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¨¨¨¨¨.«:*% %*:«.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.«:* 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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