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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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