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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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