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#£&£$;~^.. by building clay figures and seeing ..^~;$£&£#
£&£$;~^... oneself in them. as follows: ...^~;$£&£
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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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