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...&&...&& BY BUILDING CLAY FIGURES AND SEEING .&.&&..&&.
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.&.&...&&. WOLVERINE^^ RATLIKE, BLOOD-SEEPING, ^ ....&.....
.&&&&..&.& ~~~~~~~~~~~ FREAKY, PERHAPS TOO COOL, ....&&....
.&...&.&&& ........... TOO SOVEREIGN. ^^^^^^^^^^ ....&.&...
.&&..&&&.. RACCOON^^^^ VIRUS BEARER. RABIES. ^^^ ....&&&&..
.&.&.&..&. ~~~~~~~~~~~ HANDED. PERHAPS TOO CUTE. &...&...&.
.&&&&&&.&& RAT^^^^^^^^ CRITTER, BENEATH-DWELLER, &&..&&..&&
&&.....&&. ~~~~~~~~~~~ THE MOST RATLIKE BY ^^^^^ &.&.&.&.&.
&.&....&.& ........... VIRTUE OF BEING ONE. ^^^^ .&&&&&&&&&
.&&&...&&& ........... WHATEVER THAT IS. ^^^^^^^ &&........
.&..&..&.. ARMADILLO^^ LITTLE ARMORED ONE. ^^^^^ ..&.......
.&&.&&.&&. ~~~~~~~~~~~ DOESN'T LOOK DANGEROUS, ^ ..&&......
.&.&&.&&.& ........... A BIT PATHETIC MAYBE. ^^^ &.&.&.....
.&&&.&&.&& CAT^^^^^^^^ TOO NOBLE. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ &&&&&&....
.&..&&.&&. FOX^^^^^^^^ TOO PLAYFUL. ^^^^^^^^^^^^ ......&...
.&&.&.&&.& WOLF^^^^^^^ THE WOLF IS NOT A ^^^^^^^ ......&&..
.&.&&&&.&& ~~~~~~~~~~~ ^^^^^^^^^^^ REAL CREATURE &.....&.&.
.&&&...&&. MAGPIE^^^^^ IF IT'S BROKEN-WINGED.... &&....&&&&
&&..&..&.& ~~~~~~~~~~~ GOOD TEMPERAMENT. BUT, ^^ ..&...&...
&.&.&&.&&& ........... TOO FREE. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ &.&&..&&..
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