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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.            ¨~-=†*&#@#
#@#&*†=-~¨                                          ¨~-=†*&#@#
###&*†=-~¨ 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 ¨¨~~~~==†&
###&*†=-~¨                    IN.                   ¨~-=†*&###
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#@#&*†=-~¨       YOU'VE NOW BECOME POISONOUS.       ¨~-=†*&#@#
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