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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. .&.&.&&.&.
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&..&.&.&.. warmer regions instead ascribe it the .&.&.&&.&.
&.&&.&.&.& knife (teeth, rumors of violence), or .&.&..&.&.
&..&.&.&.. obsession (unblinking eyes, always .&.&.&&.&.
&.&&.&.&.& awake, scrapie-like behavior). .&.&..&.&.
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&.&&.&.&.& 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. .&.&.&&.&.
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&..&.&.&.. 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. .&.&..&.&.
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&.&&.&.&.& 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. .&.&..&.&.
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&.&&.&.&.& [picture of a deer head. from the far .&.&..&.&.
&..&.&.&.. side, looking the other way. its .&.&.&&.&.
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