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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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