selkie

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Yet another creature has been spotted in Washington -- the selkie, or shape-changer, that seems to haunt both Senate and House chambers.

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  • A selkie originally from Ireland, she was a wereseal who passed in society for a full-blood human. —  Yasmine Galenorn - [Sisters of the Moon 03] - Darkling
  • Now go, and let it be done The emperor swam back to his throne as the selkie floated then talked excitably to an aide, which left Even air breathing swimmers are incompetent, ; Aboshan said to himself He regretted asking for workers from the Cabal. —  VANCE MOORE
  • Ermine says if the banshee dies then everything will be alright, and since Ermine is a selkie and has fae she can kill the banshee. —  Anime Nano!
  • Return to the sea, reclaim our selkie selves, and let that which is greater provide. —  AfterEllen.com - Because visibility matters
  • The mermaid - often in the oldest stories, called 'the selkie,' - has to return to the water in order to live. —  The Moderate Voice
 

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