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"ref": "2006 March 18, Jure Sah, “Free Sibe”, in alt.horror.werewolves, Google Groups:",
"text": "Your \"Therian symbol\", the Theta Delta, is incorrectly drawn: The bar of Theta should have crossbars on the ends, while Delta's left face should be noticeably thinner than the other two. In any event, it doesn't appear to be very \"common\" or \"well-liked\", given this is the first I've seen of it.",
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"ref": "2012 October 4, Arawn, “An Awesome Therian Logo”, in Werelist:",
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"ref": "2018 August 3, CoyoteTraveller, Twitter:",
"text": "Hey psst would anyone be interested in buying a theta-delta (therian symbol thing) soft enamel pin if I custom ordered some? I'm baffled that they don't already exist",
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"ref": "2023 October 14, u/Grandma_Biter, “How do I convince my mom the theta delta is a different symbol?”, in r/Therian, Reddit:",
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