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%†~:...... [PICTURE OF A DEER HEAD, IN A GARLAND ......:~†%
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#¤%†~:.... 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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:......... WARMER REGIONS INSTEAD ASCRIBE IT THE .........:
~:........ KNIFE (TEETH, RUMORS OF VIOLENCE), OR ........:~
†~:....... OBSESSION (UNBLINKING EYES, ALWAYS .......:~†
%†~:...... AWAKE, SCRAPIE-LIKE BEHAVIOR). ......:~†%
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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. .....:~†%¤
%†~:...... ......:~†%
†~:....... 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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†~:....... SIDE, LOOKING THE OTHER WAY. ITS .......:~†
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