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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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