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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. ...~=\^@§@
§@^\=~....                                          ....~=\^@§
@^\=~..... 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 .........~
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..........       YOU'VE NOW BECOME POISONOUS.       ..........
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