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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 ........~«
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§^\«~.....       YOU'VE NOW BECOME POISONOUS.       .....~«\^§
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