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&**;~^.... THE DEER HAS A CROWN OF ROWAN, AND IS ....^~;**&
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**;~^..... ITS SELF-KNOWLEDGE. WATCHING EYES. .....^~;**
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**;~^..... ARE BELIEVED TO ENABLE THE DEER TO .....^~;**
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**;~^..... TOO NARROW FOR THEM. ANTLERS FROM DEAD .....^~;**
&**;~^.... DEER SEEM TO LOSE THIS POWER. ....^~;**&
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&**;~^.... CARAMELLIZED STRUCTURE, WHICH WILL ....^~;**&
**;~^..... EVENTUALLY BLOCK THE FLOW OF BLOOD, AND .....^~;**
*;~^...... KILL THE DEER. ......^~;*
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