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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 ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,.« ANTLERS ARE BLOODIED.] «.,,,,,,,,
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