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¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§§
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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.           ¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨§§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨§ 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.      §¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨                                          §§¨¨¨¨§§§¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§        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.                   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨                                          §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨       YOU'VE NOW BECOME POISONOUS.       ¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨                                          §¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨                                          §§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§§§¨¨§¨¨¨