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...~«*%$§# IMAGINE  IF YOU WILL,  A  LUSH BLUEBERRY #§$%*«~...
..~«*%$§## SPRUCE  FOREST, WITH  ROLLING  HILLS AND ##§$%*«~..
.~«*%$§###           KNEE-DEEP UNDERBRUSH.          ###§$%*«~.
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...~«*%$§# THE  GROUND  IS SOFT. LEAVES  IN ALL  OF #§$%*«~...
..~«*%$§## THE  SEVEN STAGES  OF DECOMPOSITION  ARE ##§$%*«~..
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..~«*%$§## THERE  ARE  ROCKS.  BIGGER BOULDERS PEEK ##§$%*«~..
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..~«*%$§## OF IT ALL, A CREVICE  FILLED WITH WATER. ##§$%*«~..
...~«*%$§#   BIRD CHERRIES AT THE EDGES, DIPPING    #§$%*«~...
..~«*%$§## THEIR LONG FINGERS BENEATH  THE SURFACE. ##§$%*«~..
.~«*%$§###     WATER LILIES, MAYBE. THE WATER IS    ###§$%*«~.
..~«*%$§##  YELLOW-GREEN WITH POLLEN, AND INSECTS   ##§$%*«~..
...~«*%$§#     ARE SWARMING ABOVE THE SURFACE.      #§$%*«~...
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..~«*%$§## DEET SHOULD  BE  APPLIED TO  YOUR  SKIN. ##§$%*«~..
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.~«*%$§### THE  EYES.  RUB  UNTIL IT  FEELS  RIGHT, ###§$%*«~.
..~«*%$§## UNTIL THE SKIN FEELS GOOD.  LET IT  SOAK ##§$%*«~..
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