,,,,^~:^§§ §§^:~^,,,,
,,,^~:^§§# #§§^:~^,,,
,,^~:^§§## ##§§^:~^,,
,^~:^§§### ###§§^:~^,
,,^~:^§§## ##§§^:~^,,
,,,^~:^§§# #,,,,# #§§^:~^,,,
,,,,^~:^§§ #,,,# #,,,# §§^:~^,,,,
,,,,,^~:^§ #,,,# #,,,# §^:~^,,,,,
,,,,,,^~:^ #,,,# {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.] ##§§^:~^,,
,^~:^§§### ###§§^:~^,
,,^~:^§§## ##§§^:~^,,
,,,^~:^§§# #§§^:~^,,,
,,,,^~:^§§ §§^:~^,,,,
,,,,,^~:^§ §^:~^,,,,,