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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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