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*=~^...... IMAGINE  IF  YOU WILL, A LUSH  BLUEBERRY ......^~=*
¤*=~^..... SPRUCE  FOREST,  WITH  ROLLING HILLS AND .....^~=*¤
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=~^....... OF IT ALL,  A CREVICE FILLED WITH WATER. .......^~=
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=~^....... THEIR LONG  FINGERS BENEATH THE SURFACE. .......^~=
*=~^......    WATER LILIES, MAYBE. THE WATER IS     ......^~=*
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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 ..^~=*¤£##
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##£¤*=~^.. THE  EYES.  RUB UNTIL  IT  FEELS  RIGHT, ..^~=*¤£##
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*=~^......       YOU'VE NOW BECOME POISONOUS.       ......^~=*
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