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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.            §§§§¨¨§§¨¨
¨¨§§¨¨§§¨¨                                          §§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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