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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. ...^~†%&£#
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##£&%†~^.. 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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~^........ [PICTURE OF A DEER HEAD. FROM THE FAR ........^~
^......... SIDE, LOOKING THE OTHER WAY. ITS .........^
.......... ANTLERS ARE BLOODIED.] ..........
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