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#@¶#%==-~¨ its self-knowledge. watching eyes. ¨~-==%#¶@#
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#@¶#%==-~¨ the horns of a deer is called antlers. ¨~-==%#¶@#
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#@¶#%==-~¨ deer seem to lose this power. ¨~-==%#¶@#
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¶%=~¨¨¨¨¨¨ age the secrets will harden into a ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=%¶
##@#%==-~¨ caramellized structure, which will ¨~-==%#@##
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#%===--¨¨¨ kill the deer. ¨¨¨--===%#
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