@&*--¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨--*&@
¶@&*--¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨--*&@¶
#¶@&*--¨¨¨ ¨¨¨--*&@¶#
##¶@&*--¨¨ ¨¨--*&@¶##
###¶@&*--¨ ¨--*&@¶###
##¶@&*--¨¨ #¨¨¨¨# ¨¨--*&@¶##
#¶@&*--¨¨¨ #¨¨¨# #¨¨¨# ¨¨¨--*&@¶#
¶@&*--¨¨¨¨ #¨¨¨# #¨¨¨# ¨¨¨¨--*&@¶
@&*--¨¨¨¨¨ #¨¨¨# {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.] ¨¨¨--*&@¶#
¶@&*--¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨--*&@¶
@&*--¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨--*&@
&*--¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨--*&
*--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--*
--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--