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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). ¨@@¨@¨¨¨¨@
@@¨¨@@@@@¨ @¨@@@¨¨¨@@
¨@¨@¨¨¨¨@¨ #¨¨¨# @@¨¨@¨¨@¨¨
@@@@¨¨¨@@@ #¨¨¨# : #¨¨¨# ¨@¨@@¨@@¨¨
¨¨¨@¨¨@¨¨¨ #¨¨¨# @@@¨@@¨@¨@
¨¨@@¨@@¨¨¨ ¨¨@@¨@@@@@
¨@¨@@¨@¨¨¨ 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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