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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. #§=~~.....
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.......~~= warmer regions instead ascribe it the =~~.......
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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 ###§=~~...
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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 #§=~~.....
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