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Susan's critter
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DW
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> I am trying to get this picture up on the web, but am having
> technology issues. I will also say that this critter seems to have a
> tonsure, scales from shoulder to waist, & webbed front paws. The
> scales could be feathers, but they do not show the center line as do
> the wing feathers. I don't recall any webbed St. Marks, though I have
> seen several with human-type faces.
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> DW
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>> Diana Wright, who has seen a picture of my 'manticore,' remarks that
>> it reminds her of St Mark as lion, and I can see why... Would there
>> be any special significance in having St Mark in this place? (It
>> certainly seems more in keeping with the siting.)
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>> Susan
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