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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 &^†~......
.......~†^ IN. ^†~.......
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.........~ YOU'VE NOW BECOME POISONOUS. ~.........
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