^^~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~^^
*^^~.¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨.~^^*
#*^^~.¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨.~^^*#
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@#*^^~.¨¨¨ #¨¨¨# #¨¨¨# ¨¨¨.~^^*#@
#*^^~.¨¨¨¨ #¨¨¨# {roe} deer #¨¨¨# ¨¨¨¨.~^^*#
*^^~.¨¨¨¨¨ #¨¨¨# #¨¨¨# ¨¨¨¨¨.~^^*
^^~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ #¨¨¨# #¨¨¨# ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~^^
^~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ #¨¨¨¨# ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~^
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ [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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