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many different materials, of many shapes and
sizes. Many things gave off particles that one of my senses shrieked at. A
few of the things about me had once been a living one, however not a
Gruikk. To test my new-found mobility, I decided to make to make some
space around my body. I began to push the dead things away from me, in
all directions. At first I hesitated about doing this, but I rationalized that
since they are all dead, they won't mind. Others seem to have done the
same thing, and I could detect large areas where there was nothing but
space to move in. It required much physical effort, yet after a bit I could
move my body. I realized that not only could I move parts of my body
about, but I could move the whole thing, if I'd want to.
I began to explore my shape. I had five appendages, some
of which seemed to serve different purposes. Four were definitely for
locomotion, since they all had the ability to grip onto things, and were
quite powerful. The other one was quite different. It was long and thick, yet
had no obvious
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