**;~-¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨-~;**
*;~-¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨-~;*
;~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~;
~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~
-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ #¨¨¨¨# ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ #¨¨¨# #¨¨¨# ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ #¨¨¨# #¨¨¨# ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ #¨¨¨# {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.] ¨-~;**§@@#
@@§**;~-¨¨ ¨¨-~;**§@@
@§**;~-¨¨¨ ¨¨¨-~;**§@
§**;~-¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨-~;**§
**;~-¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨-~;**
*;~-¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨-~;*