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Story 182 To be the Beast Told By Proteus

~ It is amazing to watch this Proteus fellow. Every few seconds he would just 

change form, without any effort at all. I listened in awe as he told another 

tale: ~
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Across the realms there are many great creatures." ~~~~~~~~~~~~
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~ "I'm not sure if even I understand how it is done, but I have been able to 

absorb the knowledge of some of these great beasts by defeating them in battle." ~
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~ "I shared this same knowledge with one of my students. He spent most of his 

time at sea, aboard his ship, sailing the great seas. Some even say he was a 

pirate." ~
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~ "In his voyages he heard rumors of a great beast of the sea. A beast so 

massive that it could pull ships below the surface and fold them in half like 

paper." ~
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~ "My student was awed by the stories he heard of this great beast. He lusted 

for the beasts power, he wanted to be the beast..." ~
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~ "I know not if he ever succeeded in his quest. But it makes you wonder, 

doesn't it?" ~
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