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##@#*^^~.. 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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##@#*^^~.. 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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