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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 ##¤*†\«~..
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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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.....~«\†* SIDE, LOOKING THE OTHER WAY. ITS *†\«~.....
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