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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.] @¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨@
@¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨@¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨
¨@¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨ #¨¨¨# ¨¨@¨¨@¨¨¨¨
¨¨@¨¨@¨¨¨¨ #¨¨¨# † #¨¨¨# ¨¨¨@¨¨@¨¨¨
¨¨¨@¨¨@¨¨¨ #¨¨¨# ¨¨¨¨@¨¨@¨¨
¨¨¨¨@¨¨@¨¨ @¨¨¨¨@¨¨@¨
¨¨¨¨¨@¨¨@¨ in the north, the deer is often used as ¨@¨¨¨¨@¨¨@
@¨¨¨¨¨@¨¨@ a symbol for the forest's agency, or ¨¨@¨¨¨¨@¨¨
¨@¨¨¨¨¨@¨¨ its self-knowledge. watching eyes. @¨¨@¨¨¨¨@¨
¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨@¨ @@¨¨@¨¨¨¨@
@¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨@ 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. ¨@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨@¨@@¨¨@¨ ¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨@@@¨¨@ 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. @@@¨¨@¨¨¨¨
¨@¨@@¨¨@¨¨ @¨@@¨¨@¨¨¨
¨¨¨@@@¨¨@¨ #¨¨¨# ¨¨@@@¨¨@¨¨
¨¨¨@¨@@¨¨@ #¨¨¨# † #¨¨¨# ¨¨@¨@@¨¨@¨
¨¨¨¨¨@@@¨¨ #¨¨¨# @¨¨¨@@@¨¨@
@¨¨¨¨@¨@@¨ ¨@¨¨@¨@@¨¨
¨@¨¨¨¨¨@@@ [picture of a deer head. from the far ¨¨@¨¨¨@@@¨
¨¨@¨¨¨¨@¨@ side, looking the other way. its ¨¨¨@¨¨@¨@@
@¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨@ antlers are bloodied.] ¨¨¨¨@¨¨¨@@
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