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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 ..........
.......... "FOLD" THROUGH PASSAGES WHICH SHOULD BE ..........
^......... TOO NARROW FOR THEM. ANTLERS FROM DEAD .........^
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