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&....&&&.. 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. &&&..&.&&.
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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 ....&&&..&
.&&&.....& "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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...&..&... side, looking the other way. its &&....&&&.
....&..&.. antlers are bloodied.] .&&...&.&&
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