,,,:~~**@@ @@**~~:,,,
,:~:****@@ @@****:~:,
,:~:**&@@# #@@&**:~:,
,:~:*&@@## ##@@&*:~:,
,:~:**@@## ##@@**:~:,
,,,,,~~**@ IN THE DEPTHS OF MAY. @**~~,,,,,
,,,,,::*&@ @&*::,,,,,
,,,,,::**@ :::::::::: @**::,,,,,
,:~:**&@@# ::### :: #@@&**:~:,
,,,,~~~**& ::### :: &**~~~,,,,
,,,,~:*&&@ :: ###:: @&&*:~,,,,
,:~:**&@@# :: ###:: #@@&**:~:,
,:~:**&@## :::::::::: ##@&**:~:,
,,,,::~*&@ @&*~::,,,,
,:~:**&@## 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. &*:~~,,,,,
,:~:**&@@# #@@&**:~:,
,,,,,,~**& :::::::::: &**~,,,,,,
,:~:**&@@@ ::### :: @@@&**:~:,
:~:**&@@## ::### :: ##@@&**:~:
,:~:**&@@# :: ###:: #@@&**:~:,
,,,,,~**&@ :: ###:: @&**~,,,,,
,:~:****&@ :::::::::: @&****:~:,
,,,,::~*&@ @&*~::,,,,
,:~::****@ 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 #@@&**:~:,
,:~:**&@@# IN. #@@&**:~:,
,,,,::::*& &*::::,,,,
,,::::**&& YOU'VE NOW BECOME POISONOUS. &&**::::,,
,:~:*****@ @*****:~:,
,,,,~:***@ @***:~,,,,
,:~:**&@@@ @@@&**:~:,
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,,,,,,~:*& &*:~,,,,,,