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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.             ¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨ 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.         ¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                //////////                ¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                //###   //                ¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨
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§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨ 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.       ¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨