$the_cow = <<EOC;
   $thoughts      {
    $thoughts  }   }   {
      {   {  }  }
       }   }{  {
      {  }{  }  }
     ( }{ }{  { )
    .-{   }   }-.
   ( ( } { } { } )
   |`-.._____..-'|
   |             ;--.
   |   (__)     (__  \\
   |   ($eyes)      | )  )
   |    \\/       |/  /
   |     $tongue      /  /
   |            (  /
   \\             y'
    `-.._____..-'
EOC