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:......... 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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«:........ 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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