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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 ,,,,,,,,,,
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$=*~~,,,,, ARE BELIEVED TO ENABLE THE DEER TO ,,,,,~~*=$
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=*~~,,,,,, CARAMELLIZED STRUCTURE, WHICH WILL ,,,,,,~~*=
*~~,,,,,,, EVENTUALLY BLOCK THE FLOW OF BLOOD, AND ,,,,,,,~~*
~~,,,,,,,, KILL THE DEER. ,,,,,,,,~~
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