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»~........ IN     THE      DEPTHS      OF      MAY. ........~»
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£%†»~.....           KNEE-DEEP UNDERBRUSH.          .....~»†%£
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»~........ 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. ......~»†%
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§£%†»~....  YELLOW-GREEN WITH POLLEN, AND INSECTS   ....~»†%£§
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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 ......~»†%
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