##¶#%†/~^¨                                          ¨^~/†%#¶##
##¶#%†/~^¨                                          ¨^~/†%#¶##
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##¶#%†/~^¨                                          ¨^~/†%#¶##
##¶#%†/~^¨                                          ¨^~/†%#¶##
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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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###†//~^¨¨              #¨¨¨# / #¨¨¨#               ¨¨^~//†###
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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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