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,,,,,«†*£& its self-knowledge. watching eyes. &£*†«,,,,,
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,,,«†*£&## sweet-smelling nose, like honey. ##&£*†«,,,
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,,,«†*£&## the horns of a deer is called antlers. ##&£*†«,,,
,,,,«†*£&# they have a complex fractal shape, and #&£*†«,,,,
,,,,,«†*£& are believed to enable the deer to &£*†«,,,,,
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,,,«†*£&## eventually block the flow of blood, and ##&£*†«,,,
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