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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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