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######.... young salix tree, and has a ...#######
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###..##... the horns of a deer is called antlers. ####..####
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#..####..# are believed to enable the deer to ##..##..##
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....####.. 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 ..####..##
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