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**^~-..... ITS SELF-KNOWLEDGE. WATCHING EYES. .....-~^**
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^~-....... SWEET-SMELLING NOSE, LIKE HONEY. .......-~^
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**^~-..... THE HORNS OF A DEER IS CALLED ANTLERS. .....-~^**
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##**^~-... ARE BELIEVED TO ENABLE THE DEER TO ...-~^**##
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###**^~-.. 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 .....-~^**
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^~-....... 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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