....-:**&& &&**:-....
......~:&@ @&:~......
...~--*&&& &&&*--~...
.~-:*&&@@@ @@@&&*:-~.
.~-:*&&@@# #@@&&*:-~.
.~-:*&&&&@ #....# @&&&&*:-~.
.~-:*&&&&& #...# #...# &&&&&*:-~.
.~-:*&&@## #...# #...# ##@&&*:-~.
....~---*& #...# {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.] ##@&&*:-~.
.....~~:&@ @&:~~.....
.~-:*&&@## ##@&&*:-~.
.~-:*&&@## ##@&&*:-~.
.~-:*&&@## ##@&&*:-~.
.~-:*&&@## ##@&&*:-~.