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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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