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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 ,,,,,,,^«*
$*«^,,,,,,   PACKED LOOSELY TOGETHER... SOMETIMES   ,,,,,,^«*$
§$*«^,,,,, THERE ARE  ROCKS. BIGGER  BOULDERS  PEEK ,,,,,^«*$§
&§$*«^,,,,            OUT OF THE HILLS.             ,,,,^«*$§&
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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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«^,,,,,,,,        WATER STRIDERS, MOSQUITOS,        ,,,,,,,,^«
^,,,,,,,,,         BACK FLIES, CRANE FLIES.         ,,,,,,,,,^
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#@&§$*«^,, IN   THIS   CASE  WE  WOULD  USE   DEET, ,,^«*$§&@#
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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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$*«^,,,,,,       YOU'VE NOW BECOME POISONOUS.       ,,,,,,^«*$
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