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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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$%†~-..... THE  GROUND  IS  SOFT.  LEAVES IN ALL OF .....-~†%$
&$%†~-.... THE  SEVEN  STAGES  OF DECOMPOSITION ARE ....-~†%$&
¶&$%†~-...   PACKED LOOSELY TOGETHER... SOMETIMES   ...-~†%$&¶
#¶&$%†~-.. THERE  ARE ROCKS.  BIGGER BOULDERS  PEEK ..-~†%$&¶#
##¶&$%†~-.             OUT OF THE HILLS.            .-~†%$&¶##
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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, .......-~†
~-........ OR DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE AS IT'S ALSO CALLED. ........-~
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%†~-...... DEET  SHOULD BE  APPLIED TO  YOUR  SKIN. ......-~†%
$%†~-..... YOU  SHOULD COVER ALL SKIN THAT IS TO BE .....-~†%$
&$%†~-.... EXPOSED  TO  AIR. IT'S OK TO GET SOME IN ....-~†%$&
¶&$%†~-... THE  EYES.  RUB UNTIL  IT  FEELS  RIGHT, ...-~†%$&¶
#¶&$%†~-.. UNTIL THE SKIN  FEELS GOOD. LET  IT SOAK ..-~†%$&¶#
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¶&$%†~-...       YOU'VE NOW BECOME POISONOUS.       ...-~†%$&¶
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