&&&&&&&&.. ...&..&&&&
&&&&&&&... &&.....&&&
&&&&&&..&& &..&&&..&&
&&&&&....& ....&....&
&&&&..&&.. &&&...&&..
.&&......& IN THE DEPTHS OF MAY. .&..&.....
....&&&&.. ......&&&&
.&&..&&... ^^^^^^^^^^ .&&&&..&&.
........&& ^^### ^^ ..&&......
&&&&&&&... ^^### ^^ .....&&&&&
&&&&&&..&& ^^ ###^^ &&&&..&&&&
&&&&&..... ^^ ###^^ &&&....&&&
&&&&..&&&& ^^^^^^^^^^ &&..&&..&&
&&&....&&. .........&
&&..&&.... 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. &&&&&.....
&&&&....&& &&&&..&&&&
&&&..&&..& ^^^^^^^^^^ &&&....&&&
&&........ ^^### ^^ &&..&&..&&
&..&&&&&&. ^^### ^^ &........&
....&&&&.. ^^ ###^^ ..&&&&&&..
&&&..&&... ^^ ###^^ &..&&&&..&
&&......&& ^^^^^^^^^^ ....&&....
...&&&&..& &&&....&&.
&&..&&.... 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. ..&&..&&..
.......&&& ..........
&&&&&&..&& &&&&&&&&&&
&&&&&..... &&&&&&&&&&
&&&&..&&&& &&&&&&&&&&
&&&....&&. &&&&&&&&&&