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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 ####$\~,..
.,~\$##### ARE SWARMING ABOVE THE SURFACE. #####$\~,.
..,~\$#### ####$\~,..
...,~\$### WATER STRIDERS, MOSQUITOS, ###$\~,...
....,~\$## 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, #####$\~,.
..,~\$#### UNTIL THE SKIN FEELS GOOD. LET IT SOAK ####$\~,..
...,~\$### IN. ###$\~,...
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.....,~\$# YOU'VE NOW BECOME POISONOUS. #$\~,.....
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