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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.             .....--^†@
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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 ......--^†
@†^--.....                   IN.                    .....--^†@
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#&@†^--...       YOU'VE NOW BECOME POISONOUS.       ...--^†@&#
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