If you’re using visual studio 2017 (need to verify with visual studio 2015) it’s better to use raw string literals features of c++ for ASCII art… for example:
std::cout <<
R"(
.-=-. .-=-. .= , =.
`) ) ( (` _ _ /'/ )\,/,/(_ \ \
.' / \ '. `//-.| ( ,\\)\//\)\/_ ) |
( ( _.-'`::`'-._ ) ) //___\ `\\\/\\/\/\\///' /
\ `'` .::. `'` / ,-"~`-._ `"--'_ `"""` _ \`'"~-,_
`-._\`~` `~`/_.-' \ `-. '_`. .'_` \ ,-"~`/
_,=` / \ `=,_ `.__.-'`/ (-\ /-) |-.__,'
( ,(^\ /^), ) || | \O) /^\ (O/ |
`~~` \0)\ /(0/ `~~` `\\ | / `\ /
| /` '\ | \\ \ / `\ /
| | `\\ `-. /' .---.--.\
| | `\\/`~(, '() ('
| | /(O) \\ _,.-.,_)
/ \ // \\ `\'` /
\() ()/ / | || `""""~"`
`._-==-_.' /' |__||
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BULL AND COW
A funny word game
)"This simplifies the use of ASCII art.