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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). &.........
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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. &&.....&&&
&......... .&&....&.&
&&........ 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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...&...&&& #...# / #...# &.&&....&.
....&..&.& #...# ..&&&....&
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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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