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....,~:%§#          #...# {roe} deer #...#          #§%:~,....
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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 %:~,......
.....,~:%§ side,   looking   the  other  way.   its §%:~,.....
....,~:%§#          antlers are bloodied.]          #§%:~,....
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