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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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