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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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####@§*«,¨ in  this   case   we   would  use  deet, ¨,«*§@####
####@§*«,¨ 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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