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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ woven of various grasses. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ the deer has a crown of rowan, and is ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ looking at the viewer.] ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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#@£*%;=~¨¨ its self-knowledge. watching eyes. ¨¨~=;%*£@#
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=;%
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£*%;=~¨¨¨¨ are believed to enable the deer to ¨¨¨¨~=;%*£
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#@£*%;=~¨¨ too narrow for them. antlers from dead ¨¨~=;%*£@#
##@£*%;=~¨ deer seem to lose this power. ¨~=;%*£@##
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£*%;=~¨¨¨¨ it stores all the secrets it might see ¨¨¨¨~=;%*£
*%;=~¨¨¨¨¨ during the course of it's life. with ¨¨¨¨¨~=;%*
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;=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ caramellized structure, which will ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=;
=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ eventually block the flow of blood, and ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=
~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ kill the deer. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
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%;=~¨¨¨¨¨¨ side, looking the other way. its ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=;%
*%;=~¨¨¨¨¨ antlers are bloodied.] ¨¨¨¨¨~=;%*
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