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....&..&.& 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. &..&......
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..&....&.. 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. ..&.&&...&
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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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.&.......& side, looking the other way. its .&.&&...&.
..&......& antlers are bloodied.] ...&&&...&
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