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##¶@@$=~.¨ in the north, the deer is often used as ¨.~=$@@¶##
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##¶@@$=~.¨ its self-knowledge. watching eyes. ¨.~=$@@¶##
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#@$=~.¨¨¨¨ warmer regions instead ascribe it the ¨¨¨¨.~=$@#
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##¶@@$=~.¨ are believed to enable the deer to ¨.~=$@@¶##
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