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###§§%:«:, the deer has a crown of rowan, and is ,:«:%§§###
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#§%«,,,,,, its self-knowledge. watching eyes. ,,,,,,«%§#
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###§§%:«:, warmer regions instead ascribe it the ,:«:%§§###
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§§%««,,,,, the deer is a cross between a horse and ,,,,,««%§§
###§§%:«:, a dog. it bears a resemblance to a ,:«:%§§###
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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 ,:««::%%§#
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###§§%:«:, 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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