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...&&&.... WOVEN OF VARIOUS GRASSES. &...&....&
&..&.&&... 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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....&...&& 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 .....&....
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....&&&..& 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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