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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.          ¶§%%†~-¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-~†%%§                                          §%%†~-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-~†%% 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. %†~-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~†                                          †~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-~†% 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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