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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.          ¨:«=§*§###
##§*§=«:¨¨                                          ¨¨:«=§*§##
#§*§=«:¨¨¨ 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.         ¨¨:«=§*§##
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##§*§=«:¨¨                                          ¨¨:«=§*§##
#§*§=«:¨¨¨ 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.       ¨:«=§*§###
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#§*§=«:¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨:«=§*§#
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