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^«^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ IN      THE      DEPTHS      OF     MAY. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^«^
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#&§^«^¨¨¨¨ IMAGINE IF  YOU  WILL, A LUSH  BLUEBERRY ¨¨¨¨^«^§&#
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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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