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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. &&...&&&..
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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. &&&..&....
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....&.&&.. 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 ....&.....
...&...... ANTLERS ARE BLOODIED.] &....&....
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