Eat them as you would eat gazelle or deer. Both the ceremonially unclean and the clean may eat — the comparison to game animals (gazelle, deer) establishes that non-sacrificial meat-eating follows the same rules as hunting: local slaughter, blood prohibition, but no requirement for sanctuary pilgrimage. The inclusion of the unclean (those not in full cultic status) in meat-eating emphasizes the distinction between dietary and sacrificial purity.

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