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###§$%^~:¨                                          ¨:~^%$§###
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###§$%^~:¨                                          ¨:~^%$§###
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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. ¨¨¨::^^%%§
####§$^~:¨     WATER LILIES, MAYBE. THE WATER IS    ¨:~^$§####
###§$%^~:¨  YELLOW-GREEN WITH POLLEN, AND INSECTS   ¨:~^%$§###
§$^~~¨¨¨¨¨      ARE SWARMING ABOVE THE SURFACE.     ¨¨¨¨¨~~^$§
§%%%^^^~:¨                                          ¨:~^^^%%%§
#$^^~¨¨¨¨¨        WATER STRIDERS, MOSQUITOS,        ¨¨¨¨¨~^^$#
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#§§$$%^~:¨                                          ¨:~^%$$§§#
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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, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~%§
##$^:¨¨¨¨¨ UNTIL THE SKIN FEELS GOOD. LET  IT  SOAK ¨¨¨¨¨:^$##
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##$$^:¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨:^$$##
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###§$%^~:¨                                          ¨:~^%$§###
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###§$%^~:¨                                          ¨:~^%$§###
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