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.......... the deer has a crown of rowan, and is ..........
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.^~;*£&### its self-knowledge. watching eyes. ###&£*;~^.
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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 ~^........
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..^~;*£&## "fold" through passages which should be ##&£*;~^..
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..^~;*£&## 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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