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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. ###&§*^-^¨
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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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