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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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.&.&&...&& #...# / #...# ..&...&&&.
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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. ....&&&...
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...&.&&... #...# ......&&&.
.....&&&.. #...# / #...# ......&.&&
&....&.&&. #...# ........&&
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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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