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#@¤%^†«:.. its self-knowledge. watching eyes. ..:«†^%¤@#
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%^†«:..... the deer is a cross between a horse and .....:«†^%
¤%^†«:.... a dog. it bears a resemblance to a ....:«†^%¤
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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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#@¤%^†«:.. 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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