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&..&.&.&.. 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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&..&.&.&.. side, looking the other way. its .&.&.&.&..
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