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@@....@... the deer has a crown of rowan, and is .....@..@.
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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 .@@@..@.@@
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.@@...@@@. the deer is a cross between a horse and ....@@@..@
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...@@@..@. 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 ...@@@....
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..@.@@...@ 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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