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6I am not a fox. 6I am not a fox.
7It would be ridiculous to claim otherwise since a fox wouldn't be able to type on a keyboard, not to mention come up with this text in the first place. 7It would be ridiculous to claim otherwise since a fox wouldn't be able to type on a keyboard, not to mention come up with this text in the first place.
8A fox probably couldn't have a job as a software developer, too. 8A fox probably couldn't have a job as a software developer, too.
9But despite reality leaving no room for doubt, my existence as a human doesn't feel right to me. 9But despite reality leaving no room for doubt, my existence as a human being doesn't feel right to me.
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11It began one evening when I was about 6 years old. 11It began one evening when I was about 6 years old.
12I was watching "The Sword in the Stone" by Disney, an animated film about a boy called Arthur who is transformed into various animals by Merlin the wizard in order to educate him. 12I was watching "The Sword in the Stone" by Disney, an animated film about a boy called Arthur who is transformed into various animals by Merlin the wizard in order to educate him.
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15As I imagined myself in this situation, something inside of my mind awakened; something that rejected my humanity and longed for the life I was supposed to have. 15As I imagined myself in this situation, something inside of my mind awakened; something that rejected my humanity and longed for the life I was supposed to have.
16I didn't lose sight of the fact that I was a human, but I started to imagine what being a bird would be like frequently. 16I didn't lose sight of the fact that I was a human, but I started to imagine what being a bird would be like frequently.
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18And that's how things were for 7 years, until I got introduced to fantasy novels. 18Nothing exciting happened for a while, until I got introduced to fantasy novels 7 years later and felt I was supposed to be a dragon.
19I became obsessed with dragons and they quickly took over the role of birds for me. 19
204 years later it was wolves, and shortly after foxes. 20
21During this time, I had slowly realized that my experience was anything but usual and started looking for answers. 21By then, I had
22Why did I think I was supposed to be an animal? 22I had realized by then that my experience was far from normal and I finally decided to do research on the internet, where I stumbled across the furry fandom and found therians.
23Were there other people like me?
24I did a lot of research on the internet, stumbled across the furry fandom, and found therians.
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26Therians are individuals who believe they are an animal on some level, either spiritually -- such as past lives or souls -- or psychologically. 24Therians are individuals who believe they are an animal on some level, either spiritually -- such as past lives or souls -- or psychologically.
27It sounds like the perfect answer to my question, but after my initial research into therians I 25It sounds like the perfect answer to my question, but after looking into them it didn't resonate with me.
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