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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.] ¨¨@@@@@@@¨
@¨@¨@@@@@@ ¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨¨@
¨@@@@¨¨¨¨¨ #¨¨¨# @¨@@¨¨¨¨¨@
@@¨¨¨@¨¨¨¨ #¨¨¨# = #¨¨¨# @@@¨@¨¨¨¨@
¨¨@¨¨@@¨¨¨ #¨¨¨# @¨¨@@@¨¨¨@
@¨@@¨@¨@¨¨ ¨@¨@¨¨@¨¨@
¨@@¨@@@@@¨ in the north, the deer is often used as @@@@@¨@@¨@
@@¨@@¨¨¨¨@ a symbol for the forest's agency, or @¨¨¨¨@@¨@@
¨¨@@¨@¨¨¨@ its self-knowledge. watching eyes. @@¨¨¨@¨@@¨
¨¨@¨@@@¨¨@ @¨@¨¨@@@¨@
@¨@@@¨¨@¨@ 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. ¨@@@@¨¨@¨¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨¨@ @@¨¨¨@¨@@¨
@@@@@@@@¨@ 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. ¨¨¨@¨¨@@@¨
¨¨@¨@¨¨¨@¨ ¨¨¨@@¨@¨¨@
@¨@@@@¨¨@@ 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. ¨@@@¨@@@@¨
¨@¨¨¨¨¨@@¨ @@¨¨@@¨¨¨@
@@@¨¨¨¨@¨@ #¨¨¨# ¨¨@¨@¨@¨¨@
¨¨¨@¨¨¨@@@ #¨¨¨# = #¨¨¨# ¨¨@@@@@@¨@
@¨¨@@¨¨@¨¨ #¨¨¨# ¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨@@
¨@¨@¨@¨@@¨ @¨@@¨¨¨¨@¨
¨@@@@@@@¨@ [picture of a deer head. from the far @@@¨@¨¨¨@@
@@¨¨¨¨¨¨@@ side, looking the other way. its ¨¨¨@@@¨¨@¨
@¨@¨¨¨¨¨@¨ antlers are bloodied.] ¨¨¨@¨¨@¨@@
¨@@@¨¨¨¨@@ @¨¨@@¨@@@¨
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