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§§¨¨§¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
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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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