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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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##@*=~.... 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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