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$*^-:..... ITS SELF-KNOWLEDGE. WATCHING EYES. .....:-^*$
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:......... OBSESSION (UNBLINKING EYES, ALWAYS .........:
-:........ AWAKE, SCRAPIE-LIKE BEHAVIOR). ........:-
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:......... TOO NARROW FOR THEM. ANTLERS FROM DEAD .........:
-:........ DEER SEEM TO LOSE THIS POWER. ........:-
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