&.&&..&.&& ....&&....
&..&.&&..& ...&.&...&
&.&&..&.&& ..&&.&..&.
&..&.&&..& .&.&.&.&&.
&.&&..&.&& &&.&.&..&.
&..&.&&..& IN THE DEPTHS OF MAY. .&.&.&.&&.
&.&&..&.&& .&.&.&..&.
&..&.&&..& ^^^^^^^^^^ .&.&.&.&&.
&.&&..&.&& ^^### ^^ .&.&.&..&.
&..&.&&..& ^^### ^^ .&.&.&.&&.
&.&&..&.&& ^^ ###^^ .&.&.&..&.
&..&.&&..& ^^ ###^^ .&.&.&.&&.
&.&&..&.&& ^^^^^^^^^^ .&.&.&..&.
&..&.&&..& .&.&.&.&&.
&.&&..&.&& 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. .&.&.&.&&.
&.&&..&.&& .&.&.&..&.
&..&.&&..& ^^^^^^^^^^ .&.&.&.&&.
&.&&..&.&& ^^### ^^ .&.&.&..&.
&..&.&&..& ^^### ^^ .&.&.&.&&.
&.&&..&.&& ^^ ###^^ .&.&.&..&.
&..&.&&..& ^^ ###^^ .&.&.&.&&.
&.&&..&.&& ^^^^^^^^^^ .&.&.&..&.
&..&.&&..& .&.&.&.&&.
&.&&..&.&& 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. .&.&.&..&.
&..&.&&..& .&.&.&.&&.
&.&&..&.&& .&.&.&..&.
&..&.&&..& .&.&.&.&&.
&.&&..&.&& .&.&.&..&.
&..&.&&..& .&.&.&.&&.