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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 §§¨§§§¨¨§§
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¨¨¨¨§§§¨§¨                                          ¨§§¨§¨§§§§
§¨¨¨§¨¨§§§       YOU'VE NOW BECOME POISONOUS.       §§¨§§§§¨¨¨
§§¨¨§§¨§¨¨                                          §¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§§§¨                                          ¨§§¨§¨¨§§¨
§§§§§§§¨¨§                                          §§¨§§§¨§¨§
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