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"ref": "2006 February 7, trigunvamp, “[PBEM News] Vampire or Lycan, which side are you on?”, in rec.games.pbm (Usenet), retrieved 2022-05-04:",
"text": "Are you a vampire... or are you a lycan... pledge your bloodoath to your coven or pack..",
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"ref": "2011 January 6, skidz, “Castlevania Lords of Shadow”, in uk.games.video.misc (Usenet), retrieved 2022-05-04:",
"text": "Castlevania is Metroid Prime? So Gabriel and the lycans and Vampires have all grown suits and plasma weapons, can roll in to morph balls bombing eveything, and Gabriel is a woman in a space suit?",
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"ref": "2012, Anastasia Maltezos, Lycan King, page 113:",
"text": "The other Lycan sprung towards her and she fought him as Drago shifted to his Lycan form and faced his adversary.",
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"ref": "2015, Drago Lavito, Order of the Lycans, page 37:",
"text": "It was soon discovered that Lycans were now attacking humans for food.",
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"ref": "2016, Shannon Curtis, Lycan Unleashed:",
"text": "He staggered for a moment, then gritted his teeth, turning to face the Woodland lycan, his arms raised to block the next punch, and the next. The Woodland pack gathered close, shouting encouragement to their alpha prime.",
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