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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 @@..@@.@..
...@..@@@. KNIFE (TEETH, RUMORS OF VIOLENCE), OR .@.@.@@@..
..@@.@..@. OBSESSION (UNBLINKING EYES, ALWAYS @@@@@..@..
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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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