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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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