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.....@.@@. 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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.......@.@ warmer regions instead ascribe it the @@@..@.@@.
.........@ knife (teeth, rumors of violence), or @.@@...@@@
@........@ obsession (unblinking eyes, always ..@@@..@.@
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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. .@........
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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 ..@...@@@.
..@....... 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. @......@..
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