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.......... SWEET-SMELLING NOSE, LIKE HONEY. ..........
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:......... THE HORNS OF A DEER IS CALLED ANTLERS. .........:
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@#$†»:.... CARAMELLIZED STRUCTURE, WHICH WILL ....:»†$#@
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