†~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~†
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ in      the     depths      of      may. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                ††††††††††                ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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,        ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~†
%†~.¨¨¨¨¨¨         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.       ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
†~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~†
%†~.¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~†%
$%†~.¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨.~†%$
#$%†~.¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨.~†%$#