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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 @#@†=~:...
....:~=†@#                    IN.                   #@†=~:....
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......:~=†       YOU'VE NOW BECOME POISONOUS.       †=~:......
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