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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.] ^-,,,,,,,,
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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 #@%%^-,,,,
,,,-^%%@## 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. ,,,,,,,,,,
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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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,,,,,,,-^% [PICTURE OF A DEER HEAD. FROM THE FAR %^-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,-^%% SIDE, LOOKING THE OTHER WAY. ITS %%^-,,,,,,
,,,,,-^%%@ ANTLERS ARE BLOODIED.] @%%^-,,,,,
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