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@¨¨¨¨@¨¨¨¨ #¨¨¨# {roe} deer #¨¨¨# @@¨¨@@@¨¨@
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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. ¨@¨¨@@¨@@@
¨¨@¨@¨¨¨¨@ @@¨@¨@@¨¨¨
¨@@@@¨¨¨@@ 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. ¨¨@¨¨@@¨¨¨
¨@@@@¨¨¨@@ ¨@@¨@¨@¨¨@
@¨¨¨@¨¨@¨@ 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. @@@@¨¨¨@¨@
¨@@¨¨@¨@¨@ ¨¨¨@¨¨@@@@
@¨@¨@@@@@¨ 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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