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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.            ,,~/§%§###
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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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#%%/~,,,,,                //   ###//                ,,,,,~/%%#
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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 ,,~/§%§###
§§§§%§/~,,                    IN.                   ,,~/§%§§§§
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##§%/~,,,,       YOU'VE NOW BECOME POISONOUS.       ,,,,~/%§##
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