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,,,,,,,,,, a dog. it bears a resemblance to a ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, young salix tree, and has a ,,,,,,,,,,
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@££§^~,,,, "fold" through passages which should be ,,,,~^§££@
#@££§^~,,, too narrow for them. antlers from dead ,,,~^§££@#
##@££§^~,, deer seem to lose this power. ,,~^§££@##
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§^~,,,,,,, age the secrets will harden into a ,,,,,,,~^§
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~,,,,,,,,, eventually block the flow of blood, and ,,,,,,,,,~
,,,,,,,,,, kill the deer. ,,,,,,,,,,
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