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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).      ##¨#¨¨¨¨##
¨#¨#¨#¨###                                          ¨###¨¨¨#¨#
#######¨¨¨                   #¨¨¨#                  #¨¨#¨¨####
¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨#               #¨¨¨# † #¨¨¨#              #¨##¨#¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨##¨#¨                  #¨¨¨#                   ##¨###¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨#¨####                                          ¨##¨¨#¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨###¨¨¨¨ 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.              ¨¨¨##¨#¨##
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#¨¨##¨#¨¨#               #¨¨¨# † #¨¨¨#              #¨¨#¨¨#¨#¨
#¨#¨###¨#¨                  #¨¨¨#                   #¨##¨#####
####¨¨###¨                                          ##¨##¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨#¨#¨¨#¨ [picture of a  deer  head.  from the far ¨##¨#¨¨¨¨#
¨¨####¨##¨ side,  looking  the   other   way.   its #¨###¨¨¨##
¨#¨¨¨##¨#¨          antlers are bloodied.]          ##¨¨#¨¨#¨#
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