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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 ;=:.......
........:= 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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..:=;§¤£## it stores all the secrets it might see ##£¤§;=:..
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....:=;§¤£ 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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