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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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