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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. «~,,,,,,,,
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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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,,,,,,,,,, [PICTURE OF A DEER HEAD. FROM THE FAR ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, SIDE, LOOKING THE OTHER WAY. ITS ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ ANTLERS ARE BLOODIED.] ~,,,,,,,,,
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