.....^»/%§ §%/»^.....
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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. /»^.......
......^»/% %/»^......
.....^»/%§ 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 %/»^......
.......^»/ IN. /»^.......
........^» »^........
.........^ YOU'VE NOW BECOME POISONOUS. ^.........
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