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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 ..........
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\~~....... 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 ........~~
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