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.@@@....@. [picture of a deer head, in a garland .@.@@.....
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...@@@.... the deer has a crown of rowan, and is ...@.@@...
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.@@@.....@ in the north, the deer is often used as @...@.....
.@.@@..... a symbol for the forest's agency, or .@...@....
...@@@.... its self-knowledge. watching eyes. ..@...@...
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.....@@@.. warmer regions instead ascribe it the ....@...@.
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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. .@@......@
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.@......@. 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. @.@@...@@@
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@@......@. 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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