As he scanned down the list, he began to wonder if he was jumping to conclusions. There was a whole body of pictograms which had developed in America—things ranging from the silhouette of a man being maimed in various ways which adorned the machine shop, to the easily-recognizable symbols on road signs. No doubt these ponies had a similar body of icons, but he was unfamiliar with them. The haybale was obvious enough, but a simple ovoid shape was a complete unknown. 