,:»^*$&@## ##@&$*^»:,
,,,,,»*@ @#&*»,,,,,
,:»^*$@@ @@#&$*^»:,
,:»^*$@# #@#&$*^»:,
,:»^*$&&&@ @&&&$*^»:,
,:»^*$## #,,,,# ###&$*^»:,
,:»^*$#@ #,,,# #,,,# @##&$*^»:,
,:»^*$@# #,,,# #,,,# #@#&$*^»:,
,:»^****$& #,,,# {roe} deer #,,,# &$****^»:,
,:»^*$#@ #,,,# #,,,# @##&$*^»:,
,,,,::^*$# #,,,# #,,,# #$*^::,,,,
,:»^*$@# #,,,,# #@#&$*^»:,
,:»^*$@# #@#&$*^»:,
,:»^*$@# #@#&$*^»:,
,,,,:»^^$# [picture of a deer head, in a garland #$^^»:,,,,
,:»^*$## woven of various grasses. ###&$*^»:,
,:::»»^$&@ the deer has a crown of rowan, and is @&$^»»:::,
,,,::^*& 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.] #@#&$*^»:,
,:»^^^^*$# #$*^^^^»:,
,:»^*$@# #@#&$*^»:,
,:»^*$&&&& &&&&$*^»:,
,:»^*$@# #@#&$*^»:,
,,,,,:^$## ##$^:,,,,,