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¨###¨¨####          #¨¨¨# {roe} deer #¨¨¨#          #¨¨¨¨¨¨¨##
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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 ¨#¨###¨¨¨¨
##¨#¨#¨#¨#          looking at the viewer.]         ###¨¨#¨¨¨#
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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.    #¨¨#¨¨¨#¨¨
#¨#¨¨¨#¨##                                          #¨##¨¨##¨#
###¨¨###¨# 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. ¨¨¨¨##¨#¨#
¨¨##¨#¨#¨#                                          ¨¨¨#¨####¨
¨#¨######¨ 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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¨¨¨¨###¨¨#                   #¨¨¨#                  ¨¨¨#¨¨#¨#¨
¨¨¨#¨¨#¨#¨                                          ¨¨##¨####¨
¨¨##¨####¨ [picture of  a deer  head. from  the far ¨#¨##¨¨¨#¨
¨#¨##¨¨¨#¨ side,  looking   the  other   way.   its ###¨#¨¨##¨
###¨#¨¨##¨          antlers are bloodied.]          ¨¨###¨#¨#¨
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