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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. ...~=;**&@
&**;=~.... ....~=;**&
**;=~..... YOU'VE NOW BECOME POISONOUS. .....~=;**
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