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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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@¨@¨@@¨¨¨¨ #¨¨¨# ¨¨@@¨@@@@¨
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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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