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#%%†~.¨¨¨¨          #¨¨¨# {roe} deer #¨¨¨#          ¨¨¨¨.~†%%#
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†~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                  #¨¨¨¨#                  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~†
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ [picture  of a deer  head, in  a garland ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨        woven of various grasses.         ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ the  deer has  a crown  of rowan, and is ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨         looking at the viewer.]          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                  #¨¨¨#                   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨               #¨¨¨# † #¨¨¨#              ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                   #¨¨¨#                  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ in the north, the deer is often  used as ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ a  symbol  for  the  forest's agency, or ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
†~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨    its self-knowledge. watching eyes.    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~†
%†~.¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~†%
%%†~.¨¨¨¨¨ warmer  regions  instead  ascribe it the ¨¨¨¨¨.~†%%
#%%†~.¨¨¨¨ knife  (teeth,  rumors of  violence), or ¨¨¨¨.~†%%#
##%%†~.¨¨¨    obsession (unblinking eyes, always    ¨¨¨.~†%%##
###%%†~.¨¨      awake, scrapie-like behavior).      ¨¨.~†%%###
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%†~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ the deer  is a cross between a horse and ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~†%
†~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ a  dog.  it  bears  a resemblance  to  a ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~†
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ young    salix   tree,    and    has   a ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨     sweet-smelling nose, like honey.     ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ the  horns of  a deer is called antlers. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ they have  a  complex fractal shape, and ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ are  believed  to  enable  the  deer  to ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ "fold" through passages  which should be ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ too narrow  for them. antlers  from dead ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ deer    seem   to   lose   this   power. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ a deer's heart  has two  chambers, where ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ it stores  all the secrets it might  see ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ during  the  course  of it's life.  with ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
†~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ age  the  secrets  will  harden  into  a ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~†
%†~.¨¨¨¨¨¨    caramellized structure, which will    ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~†%
%%†~.¨¨¨¨¨ eventually block the flow of blood,  and ¨¨¨¨¨.~†%%
#%%†~.¨¨¨¨              kill the deer.              ¨¨¨¨.~†%%#
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#%%†~.¨¨¨¨ [picture of  a deer head.  from  the far ¨¨¨¨.~†%%#
%%†~.¨¨¨¨¨ side,  looking   the  other   way.   its ¨¨¨¨¨.~†%%
%†~.¨¨¨¨¨¨          antlers are bloodied.]          ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~†%
†~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~†
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