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.........= 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 =.........
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