,,,,~:*&&& &&&*:~,,,,
,~~:::***& &***:::~~,
,~~:*&@### ###@&*:~~,
,~~:*&&### ###&&*:~~,
,,,,,~~:&@ @&:~~,,,,,
,~~:*&&&&& IN THE DEPTHS OF MAY. &&&&&*:~~,
,~~~~:&&&& &&&&:~~~~,
,~~:*&&@## :::::::::: ##@&&*:~~,
,,,,~:**&& ::### :: &&**:~,,,,
,~~:*&&@## ::### :: ##@&&*:~~,
,,,~~~:&&& :: ###:: &&&:~~~,,,
,,~~~~::&& :: ###:: &&::~~~~,,
,~~:*&&@## :::::::::: ##@&&*:~~,
,,,,~~:*&& &&*:~~,,,,
,~~:*&&@## IMAGINE IF YOU WILL, A LUSH BLUEBERRY ##@&&*:~~,
,~~:*&&@@# SPRUCE FOREST, WITH ROLLING HILLS AND #@@&&*:~~,
,,,,,~~:&& KNEE-DEEP UNDERBRUSH. &&:~~,,,,,
,~~:****&# #&****:~~,
,~~:*&&@## 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. ##@&&*:~~,
,~~:*&&&&@ @&&&&*:~~,
,,,,~~:*&@ 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. @&*:::~~~,
,~~:*&&### ###&&*:~~,
,~~:***&@# WATER STRIDERS, MOSQUITOS, #@&***:~~,
~~:*&&@### BACK FLIES, CRANE FLIES. ###@&&*:~~
,~~:*&&@## ##@&&*:~~,
,,,~::&&@@ :::::::::: @@&&::~,,,
,~~:*&&@## ::### :: ##@&&*:~~,
,~~*&&@### ::### :: ###@&&*~~,
,,,,,,~**& :: ###:: &**~,,,,,,
,,,~~**&&@ :: ###:: @&&**~~,,,
,~~:*&&@## :::::::::: ##@&&*:~~,
,~~:*&&@## ##@&&*:~~,
,~~::::&&# IN THIS CASE WE WOULD USE DEET, #&&::::~~,
,~~:::&&&& OR DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE AS IT'S ALSO CALLED. &&&&:::~~,
,~~:*&&@## ##@&&*:~~,
,,,,,~~:&& 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. &*:~~~~,,,
,,,,,~:&@@ @@&:~,,,,,
,~~:*&&@## YOU'VE NOW BECOME POISONOUS. ##@&&*:~~,
,,,,~:&&@@ @@&&:~,,,,
,~~:*&&@## ##@&&*:~~,
,~~:*&&@## ##@&&*:~~,
,,,,~~*&&@ @&&*~~,,,,
,~~:*&&@## ##@&&*:~~,