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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   .......^~†
$†~^...... THERE  ARE  ROCKS. BIGGER  BOULDERS PEEK ......^~†$
*$†~^.....            OUT OF THE HILLS.             .....^~†$*
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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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