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¨¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨¨ #¨¨¨# #¨¨¨# ¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨ #¨¨¨# {roe} deer #¨¨¨# ¨¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨@¨¨¨¨ #¨¨¨# #¨¨¨# @¨¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨@¨¨¨ #¨¨¨# #¨¨¨# @@¨¨¨@¨¨¨¨
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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 @@¨¨¨@@@¨¨
¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ looking at the viewer.] @@@¨¨@¨@@¨
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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. @¨¨@¨¨¨¨@@
@@¨¨¨@@@¨¨ ¨@¨¨@¨¨¨@¨
@@@¨¨@¨@@¨ warmer regions instead ascribe it the ¨¨@¨¨@¨¨¨¨
@¨@@¨¨¨@@@ knife (teeth, rumors of violence), or ¨¨¨@¨¨@¨¨¨
¨¨@@@¨¨@¨@ obsession (unblinking eyes, always @¨¨¨@¨¨@¨¨
¨¨@¨@@¨¨¨@ awake, scrapie-like behavior). @@¨¨¨@¨¨@¨
¨¨¨¨@@@¨¨@ @@@¨¨¨@¨¨@
@¨¨¨@¨@@¨¨ #¨¨¨# @¨@@¨¨¨@¨¨
¨@¨¨¨¨@@@¨ #¨¨¨# : #¨¨¨# ¨¨@@@¨¨¨@¨
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨@@
@@¨¨¨@¨¨@¨ @¨¨¨¨¨¨¨@¨
@@@¨¨¨@¨¨@ 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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