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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. §*~.......
....,,^$$§ YOU SHOULD COVER ALL SKIN THAT IS TO  BE §$$^,,....
.,~^*$§@## EXPOSED TO AIR. IT'S OK  TO GET  SOME IN ##@§$*^~,.
.,~^*$§@@@ THE  EYES.  RUB  UNTIL  IT FEELS  RIGHT, @@@§$*^~,.
.,~^*$§@@@ UNTIL THE SKIN FEELS  GOOD. LET IT  SOAK @@@§$*^~,.
.,~^*$§@##                    IN.                   ##@§$*^~,.
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.,~^*$§@##       YOU'VE NOW BECOME POISONOUS.       ##@§$*^~,.
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