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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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