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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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§§§¨¨§¨§§§                                          ¨§§§¨¨¨§§¨