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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 .......,~;
$;~,...... PACKED LOOSELY TOGETHER... SOMETIMES ......,~;$
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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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~,........ WATER STRIDERS, MOSQUITOS, ........,~
,......... BACK FLIES, CRANE FLIES. .........,
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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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~,........ YOU'VE NOW BECOME POISONOUS. ........,~
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