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.......... WOVEN OF VARIOUS GRASSES. ..........
.......... THE DEER HAS A CROWN OF ROWAN, AND IS ..........
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.......... THEY HAVE A COMPLEX FRACTAL SHAPE, AND ..........
.......... ARE BELIEVED TO ENABLE THE DEER TO ..........
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