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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.          §¨§§§¨¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          §§¨¨§¨§§§§
§§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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 §§¨§§§¨§§§
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§¨¨§§¨§§¨¨                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨¨§
§¨§¨§§¨§¨§       YOU'VE NOW BECOME POISONOUS.       §§§§§§§¨§¨
§§§§¨§§§§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§§
¨¨¨§§¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨
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