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@.@....@@. the deer has a crown of rowan, and is ..@...@@..
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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 @@@.@.@..@
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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 @...@@@..@
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..@@..@..@ 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 @@@@....@@
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@....@.@.@ eventually block the flow of blood, and ....@@..@@
.@...@@@@@ kill the deer. ....@.@.@.
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