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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 ###&^†«:..
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