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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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