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$%*~:..... spruce forest, with  rolling  hills  and .....:~*%$
%*~:......          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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#@£#$%*~:. or diethyltoluamide as it's also called. .:~*%$#£@#
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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 .......:~*
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