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##@$†~.... the deer has a crown of rowan, and is ....~†$@##
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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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####@$†~.. knife (teeth, rumors of violence), or ..~†$@####
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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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