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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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