¨^~/*@@### ###@@*/~^¨
¨¨^~/*@@## ##@@*/~^¨¨
¨^~/*@@### ###@@*/~^¨
¨¨^~/*@@## ##@@*/~^¨¨
¨^~/*@@### ###@@*/~^¨
¨¨^~/*@@## #¨¨¨¨# ##@@*/~^¨¨
¨^~/*@@### #¨¨¨# #¨¨¨# ###@@*/~^¨
¨¨^~/*@@## #¨¨¨# #¨¨¨# ##@@*/~^¨¨
¨^~/*@@### #¨¨¨# {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.] ###@@*/~^¨
¨¨^~/*@@## ##@@*/~^¨¨
¨^~/*@@### ###@@*/~^¨
¨¨^~/*@@## ##@@*/~^¨¨
¨^~/*@@### ###@@*/~^¨
¨¨^~/*@@## ##@@*/~^¨¨