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*†=~...... in the north, the deer is often used as ......~=†*
&*†=~..... a symbol for the forest's agency, or .....~=†*&
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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 .....~=†*&
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#&*†=~.... 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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