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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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