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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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