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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 .,~/^^^§@#
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§§^~...... 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 .,~/^^^§§§
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@§§§§^/~,. SWEET-SMELLING NOSE, LIKE HONEY. .,~/^§§§§@
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§^~~,..... DEER SEEM TO LOSE THIS POWER. .....,~~^§
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##@§§^/~,. IT STORES ALL THE SECRETS IT MIGHT SEE .,~/^§§@##
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§§§^^/,,.. KILL THE DEER. ..,,/^^§§§
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