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