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.......... SPRUCE FOREST, WITH ROLLING HILLS AND ..........
:......... KNEE-DEEP UNDERBRUSH. .........:
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$:~:...... THE SEVEN STAGES OF DECOMPOSITION ARE ......:~:$
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¶&$:~:.... THEIR LONG FINGERS BENEATH THE SURFACE. ....:~:$&¶
&$:~:..... WATER LILIES, MAYBE. THE WATER IS .....:~:$&
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:~:....... ARE SWARMING ABOVE THE SURFACE. .......:~:
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#¶&$:~:... THE EYES. RUB UNTIL IT FEELS RIGHT, ...:~:$&¶#
¶&$:~:.... UNTIL THE SKIN FEELS GOOD. LET IT SOAK ....:~:$&¶
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