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,,,,,,-:%@ #,,,# {roe} deer #,,,# @%:-,,,,,,
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,-~:§%@¶## #,,,# #,,,# ##¶@%§:~-,
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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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,-~:§%@¶¶@ #,,,# @¶¶@%§:~-,
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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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