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*~~....... its self-knowledge. watching eyes. .......~~*
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*~~....... 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. .....~~*%§
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#@@§%*~~.. deer seem to lose this power. ..~~*%§@@#
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§%*~~..... 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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