¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨##¨
########## ######¨¨¨¨
¨########¨ #####¨¨##¨
¨¨######¨¨ ####¨¨¨¨¨¨
#¨¨####¨¨# ###¨¨#####
¨¨¨¨##¨¨¨¨ #¨¨¨¨# ##¨¨¨¨####
¨##¨¨¨¨##¨ #¨¨¨# #¨¨¨# #¨¨##¨¨##¨
¨¨¨¨##¨¨¨¨ #¨¨¨# #¨¨¨# ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
###¨¨¨¨##¨ #¨¨¨# {roe} deer #¨¨¨# ¨#########
##¨¨##¨¨¨¨ #¨¨¨# #¨¨¨# ¨¨########
#¨¨¨¨¨¨##¨ #¨¨¨# #¨¨¨# #¨¨#######
¨¨####¨¨¨¨ #¨¨¨¨# ¨¨¨¨######
¨¨¨##¨¨##¨ ###¨¨####¨
##¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ##¨¨¨¨##¨¨
¨¨¨######¨ [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.] ####¨¨¨¨##
¨¨¨¨¨##### ###¨¨##¨¨¨
####¨¨#### #¨¨¨# ##¨¨¨¨¨¨##
###¨¨¨¨##¨ #¨¨¨# † #¨¨¨# #¨¨####¨¨#
##¨¨##¨¨¨¨ #¨¨¨# ¨¨¨¨##¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨### ¨##¨¨¨¨##¨
######¨¨## in the north, the deer is often used as ¨¨¨¨##¨¨¨¨
¨####¨¨¨¨¨ a symbol for the forest's agency, or ¨##¨¨¨¨##¨
¨¨##¨¨#### its self-knowledge. watching eyes. ¨¨¨¨##¨¨¨¨
#¨¨¨¨¨¨##¨ ¨##¨¨¨¨###
¨¨####¨¨¨¨ warmer regions instead ascribe it the ¨¨¨¨##¨¨##
¨¨¨##¨¨##¨ knife (teeth, rumors of violence), or ¨##¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
##¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ obsession (unblinking eyes, always ¨¨¨¨######
#¨¨######¨ awake, scrapie-like behavior). ###¨¨#####
¨¨¨¨####¨¨ ##¨¨¨¨####
¨##¨¨##¨¨# #¨¨¨# #¨¨##¨¨##¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ #¨¨¨# † #¨¨¨# ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
########## #¨¨¨# ##########
########## ##########
########## 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. ##########
########## ##########
########## 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. ##########
########## ##########
########## 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. ##########
########## ##########
########## #¨¨¨# ##########
########## #¨¨¨# † #¨¨¨# ##########
########## #¨¨¨# ##########
########## ##########
########## [picture of a deer head. from the far ##########
########## side, looking the other way. its ##########
########## antlers are bloodied.] ##########
########## ##########
########## ##########
########## ##########
########## ##########
########## ##########