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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. ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, 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. ,,,,,,,,,,
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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 &@%^»~,,,,
,,,~»^%@&# kill the deer. #&@%^»~,,,
,,~»^%@&## ##&@%^»~,,
,~»^%@&### #,,,# ###&@%^»~,
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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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