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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.] @¨@@¨¨@@¨¨
¨@¨@¨¨@¨@¨ ¨@@¨@¨@¨@¨
¨@@@@¨@@@@ #¨¨¨# @@¨@@@@@@@
@@¨¨¨@@¨¨¨ #¨¨¨# : #¨¨¨# @¨@@¨¨¨¨¨¨
@¨@¨¨@¨@¨¨ #¨¨¨# ¨@@¨@¨¨¨¨¨
@@@@¨@@@@¨ @@¨@@@¨¨¨¨
@¨¨¨@@¨¨¨@ 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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