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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 .........~
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##§§*/~... OF IT ALL, A CREVICE FILLED WITH WATER. ...~/*§§##
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##§§*/~... THEIR LONG FINGERS BENEATH THE SURFACE. ...~/*§§##
#§§*/~.... WATER LILIES, MAYBE. THE WATER IS ....~/*§§#
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§*/~...... ARE SWARMING ABOVE THE SURFACE. ......~/*§
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~......... BACK FLIES, CRANE FLIES. .........~
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.......... IN THIS CASE WE WOULD USE DEET, ..........
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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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