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@..@...... A SYMBOL FOR THE FOREST'S AGENCY, OR ....@.....
.@..@..... ITS SELF-KNOWLEDGE. WATCHING EYES. .....@....
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...@..@... WARMER REGIONS INSTEAD ASCRIBE IT THE .......@..
....@..@.. KNIFE (TEETH, RUMORS OF VIOLENCE), OR ........@.
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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 ..@.......
...@..@... DURING THE COURSE OF IT'S LIFE. WITH ...@......
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.....@..@. CARAMELLIZED STRUCTURE, WHICH WILL .....@....
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