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SELKIES

The shy Selkies are marine creatures in the shape of a seal. They can be
found near the islands of Orkney and Shetland. A female can shed her
skin and come ashore as a beautiful woman. When a man finds the skin, he
can force the Selkie to be a good, if somewhat sad, wife. Should she
ever recover the skin, she will immediately return to sea, leaving her
husband behind.

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