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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.          ¨¨¨,~†§*#@
#@#*§†~,¨¨                                          ¨¨,~†§*#@#
##@#*§†~,¨ 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,        ¨¨¨,~†§*#@
#@#*§†~,¨¨         BACK FLIES, CRANE FLIES.         ¨¨,~†§*#@#
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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 ¨¨,~†§*#@#
##@#*§†~,¨                    IN.                   ¨,~†§*#@##
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@#*§†~,¨¨¨       YOU'VE NOW BECOME POISONOUS.       ¨¨¨,~†§*#@
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