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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. ..&&&..&&.
..&&&....& &..&......
&..&..&&.. 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. .&&..&..&&
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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 .....&....
&&&&&..... IN. &&&&...&&&
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&&&....&&& YOU'VE NOW BECOME POISONOUS. &&.......&
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