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D_E_Bishop
Jul 19, 2017Explorer
Don't rely on the Avon skin cream. It is seldom effective unless glopped on and dripping. On the other hand, DEET is safe and it is effective. You can verify this in AK, there are a lot of third and forth generation Alaskans that were dosed with it from cradle on.
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