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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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........&& 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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