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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 &..&.&..&.
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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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