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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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