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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 ......:~^†
$†^~:..... the  eyes.  rub  until  it feels  right, .....:~^†$
@$†^~:.... until the  skin feels good. let  it soak ....:~^†$@
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