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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 -.........
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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    @£§£†*~-..
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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, §£†*~-....
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