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.......:~†           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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.......:~† 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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