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