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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). .&.......&
&........& ..&.......
.&........ #...# ...&......
..&....... #...# = #...# ....&.....
...&...... #...# .....&....
....&..... &.....&...
.....&.... 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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