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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. ¨¨@@@@@@@@
¨@¨@¨@@@@¨ ¨@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨@
@@@@@¨¨¨@@ warmer regions instead ascribe it the @@¨¨¨¨¨¨@@
¨¨¨¨@¨¨@¨@ knife (teeth, rumors of violence), or ¨@¨¨¨¨¨@¨¨
¨¨¨@@¨@@@¨ obsession (unblinking eyes, always @@¨¨¨¨@@¨¨
¨¨@¨@@¨¨@¨ awake, scrapie-like behavior). ¨@¨¨¨@¨@¨¨
¨@@@¨@¨@@@ @@¨¨@@@@¨¨
@¨¨@@@@¨¨¨ #¨¨¨# ¨@¨@¨¨¨@¨¨
@¨@¨¨¨@¨¨@ #¨¨¨# * #¨¨¨# @@@@¨¨@@¨@
@@@¨¨@@¨@@ #¨¨¨# ¨¨¨@¨@¨@@¨
¨¨@¨@¨@@¨@ ¨¨@@@@@¨@@
¨@@@@@¨@@@ 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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