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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 &&&..&....
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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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&&..&..... 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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