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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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