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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.     ¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
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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. ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨ 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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§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨