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Kamaitachi weasels riding freezing whirlwinds

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Getting cut by the wind is literal when tiny mammals with sickle claws are involved. They travel as a coordinated trio on freezing gusts, cleanly slicing ankles before victims even realize what hit them.

Kamaitachi weasels riding freezing whirlwinds
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