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&..&...&.& SHAPESHIFTER BY PHYSICAL INTROSPECTION, &.&&&.&.&&
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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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