@&@;-^.... ....^-;@&@
&@;-^..... .....^-;@&
@;-^...... ......^-;@
;-^....... .......^-;
-^........ ........^-
^......... #....# .........^
.......... #...# #...# ..........
.......... #...# #...# ..........
.......... #...# {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.] ......^-;@
;-^....... .......^-;
-^........ ........^-
^......... .........^
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