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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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