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asuittodiscussneagicallaohis
intensedisythathehadscalculatedtheetinghallwascraedasny
turesastheyuldfindasbathildabagshottellsusinahistoryofgic:
littleuldbeheardoverthesquahe
diricaoaningoftheaugureysandthe
relentlesspiercingsongofthefwoopersaswizardsandptedtonsultthepapersbefore
theundrypixiesandfairiesheir
headsgigglingandjabberingadozenorsotrollsbegantosshapartthechaerhtheirclubs
theplaceinsearchof
childrentoeattheuncilchiefstooduptoopentheetingslippedonapileofporlockdungand
rancursingfrohehall
aserepossessionofteethat
agicalcreatureuldorakeaninterestintheaffairsofenteitteredburdockldoonforswore
anyfurtherattetstointegratenoneersofthegicalnityintotheil
ldoonssuadaelfridaclaggattetedto
redefine“beings”inthehopeofcreatingclosertieshothergicalcreatures“beings”shedeclaredhoseouldspeakthehuntongueallthoseaketheelves
understoodtouncilershereforeinvitedtojoinxii
thenextetingonceagainhos
trollsplesentencesbythegoblins
proceededtodestroythehallasbeforejarveysracedaroundtheuncilschairlegstearingatasnyanklesastheyuldreachanionofghostswhohadbeenbarred
underldoonsleadershiponthegroundsthattheydidnotglidedattendedbutleftindisgustat
theylaterterd“theuncilsunashadehasisontheneedsofthelivingasopposedtothehedead”thecentaursuldoonhadbeenclassifiedas“beasts”andeclaggdefinedas“beings”refusedto
attendtheunerpeople
ishwhile
aboveer
notuntil1811ostofthegical
nityfoundapthenewly
appointednisterforgicdecreedthata“being”was“anycreaturethathassufficientintelligencetounderstandthelawsofthegicalnityandtobearpartoftheresponsibilityinshapingthoselaws”
2trollrepresentativesionedinthe
absenceofgoblinsandjudgednottounderstandanythingthattheyhereforeclassifiedas“beasts”despitetheirterpeopleedthrough
translatorstobee“beings”forthefirstti;fairiespixiesandgnosdespitetheirhunoidappearanceed
firyinthe“beast”category
2anexceptionadefortheghosts
as“beings”pthereforecreatedthethree
divisionsofthedepartntfortheregulationandntrolofgicalcreaturesthatexisttoday:thebeastdivisionthebeingdivisionandthespiritdivisionxiii
naturallythetterhasnotrestedthereiliar
istspaignfortheclassificationof
gglesas“beasts”;hatthecentaurshave
refused“being”statusandrequestedtorein“beasts”;3
eanedbethebeast
andbeingdivisionsfoyyears;atthetiofingthereisanofficeforthebeingdivision
hefall
underthebeastdivisionseveralhighlyintelligentcreaturesareclassifiedas“beasts”becausetheyareincapableofoveringtheiroantulasandntiresare
capableofintelligentspeechbutpttodevouranyhunthatgoesnearthethesphinxtalksonlyinpuzzlesandriddlesandisviolenthewronganswer
hereisntinueduncertaintyaboutthe
classificationofabeastinthefolloeditin
theentryforthatcreature
letusnoutotheonequestionthatchesandwizardsaskrethananyotherhenversationtusto
gizoology:ugglesnoticethesecreatures
3theeofthecreaturestheyoshare
“being”statussuchashagsandvairesanddeclaredthattheyanagetheiroerpeopledethesarequest
thenistryofgicacceptedtheirdendsreluctantlyalthoughacentaurliaisonoffientfortheregulationandntrol
ofgicalcreaturesnocentaurhaseveruseditindeed“beingsenttothecentauroffientandansthatthepersoninquestion
isshortlytobefired
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abreifhistoryofggle
aasticbeasts
stonishingthoughityseeonywizards
ggleshavenotalagical
andnstrouscreaturesthatwehaveworkedsolongandhardtohideaglanuggleartandliteratureoftheddleagesrevealsthatnyofthecreaturestheynowbelievetobeiginaryhenknooberealthedragonthegriffintheunithephoenixthecentaur–theseandrearerepresentedingglehatperiodthough
usuallyosticalinexactitude
hoinationofgglebestiariesofthat
perioddenstratesthatstgicalbeastseitherescapedgglenotiethingelse
exahissurvivingfragntofnuscripttenbyonebrotherbenediershire:
todayeravailingintheherbegardenidid
pushasidethebasiltodisveraferretofnstroussizeitdidnotrunnorhideasferretsareto
dobutleaptuponthroebackwardsupon
thegroundeandcryingostunnaturalfury
“getoutofitbaldy”itdidthenbitenoseso
viciouslythatididbleedforseveralhoursthefriaretatalking
ferretanddidaskherihadbeensuppingof
brotherbonifacestuipynoseill
susedvespers
a
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evidentlyourgglefriendhadunearthednotaferretashesupposedbutajarveystlikelyinpursuitofitsfavouritepreygnos
ierfeoredangerousthan
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