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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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