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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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