The story's most famous and debated moment is Andy's mystical encounter with the dying doe. It is the story's climax and the key to understanding its message. After shooting the doe and watching it run away, Andy is haunted. That night, she finds the doe still alive. The descriptions become dreamlike and surreal. As she pushes her hand into the animal's wound, the text says: "the doe’s heart, warm and beating. She cupped it gently in her hand. Alive, she marveled at me. Alive" .
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