,~~~~~~~^& &^~~~~~~~,
,~~*^&&@@# #@@&&^*~~,
,,,~~^&&@@ @@&&^~~,,,
,~~*^&&@## ##@&&^*~~,
,,,~~*&&&@ @&&&*~~,,,
,~~*^&&@@@ #,,,,# @@@&&^*~~,
,~~*^&&@## #,,,# #,,,# ##@&&^*~~,
,,,~~*^&@# #,,,# #,,,# #@&^*~~,,,
,~~*^&&@## #,,,# {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.] ##@&&^*~~,
~~*^&&@### ###@&&^*~~
,~~*^&&@## ##@&&^*~~,
,~~*^&&@## ##@&&^*~~,
,,,,,~^^&@ @&^^~,,,,,
,,,,~*^&@# #@&^*~,,,,