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.^~:§%&¶@@ IN THE DEPTHS OF MAY. @@¶&%§:~^.
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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. @&§§~.....
.^~:§%&¶## ##¶&%§:~^.
.^~:§%%&¶@ 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. ¶¶%:~~^^..
.^~:§%&@## ##@&%§:~^.
.^~:§%&@## 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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