$the_cow = <<EOC;
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     \\_     \\        _.--------.______\\|   |       
       \\     \\______// _ ___ _ (_(__>  \\   |       
        \\   .  C ___)  ______ (_(____>  |  /       
        /\\ |   C ____)/      \\ (_____>  |_/        
       / /\\|   C_____)       |  (___>   /  \\       
      |   (   _C_____)\\______/  // _/ /     \\      
      |    \\  |__   \\\\_________// (__/       |     
     | \\    \\____)   `----   --'             |     
     |  \\_          ___\\       /_          _/ |    
    |              /    |     |  \\            |    
    |             |    /       \\  \\           |    
    |          / /    |         |  \\           |   
    |         / /      \\__/\\___/    |          |   
   |         / /        |    |       |         |   
   |          |         |    |       |         |   
EOC