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,,,,,,,,,, shapeshifter by physical introspection,  ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, by  building  clay  figures  and  seeing ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,       oneself in them. as follows:       ,,,,,,,,,,
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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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