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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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%=--¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨¨--=%%
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##%%=--¨¨¨ 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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