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$%†«:.....        woven of various grasses.         .....:«†%$
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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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##¤$%†«:.. young    salix    tree,   and   has    a ..:«†%$¤##
#¤$%†«:...     sweet-smelling nose, like honey.     ...:«†%$¤#
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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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†«:....... side,   looking  the   other   way.  its .......:«†
«:........          antlers are bloodied.]          ........:«
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