$the_cow = <<EOC;
   $thoughts
    $thoughts
         ..: ￣￣￣￣: :.
       ／::  /｜.:/ |.: .:＼
      ,  /｜/  |./  |.ﾊ.: .:ヽ
    ./.:ｲ__ノ   ヽ､___∨.: .:.
   ./: .:≡≡     ≡≡.|.: .:｜
   /ノ|/} }.      } } |:ﾊ:.:｜
     .ヽ{,{ -~~~- {,{｜:/ﾉ:从
      ∨v､＞z-r-x-:r＜/ﾚﾚへ 
EOC