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>> My friend "rb" has a user icon that says, "Blessed are the broken". <<

Well said.

>> I love the cat with titanium claws - did the person find a way to make the claws retractable like "natural" claws? <<

They're more like pegs, so no retractable claws as yet. However it's a simple open-close function, so it might be feasible to build.

>> I like how Ahimsa lives with scoliosis, demonstrating that "different" is not necessarily "disabled" or "crippled".<<

Sooth.

>> Oh, this is a perfect place for Shiv! <<

Agreed. It's very popular with fans, who keep asking for more there.

>> (And I'm reminded of the CHinese dancers - the woman lost one arm in an auto accident,and her partner is missing a leg, and they worked up a dance act where he uses his crutch as a leg so he can lift her up in a classic dance move, and the performance ends when the two of them walk up a short set of step to leave the stage, and they walk hand in hand up the steps into the light.<<

I've seen them on video. They can do moves that just wouldn't work with conventional bodies. Impressive.

>> "Just sing. Once you start singing, everything will be fine."<<

Good advice.

>> (And there's Leslie Fish's "Cripples Shield Wall" -beware the doddering old granny who's the best crossbow shot in the land, and the one-armed knight whose sword is sharp.) <<

Absolutely true. Michael Longcor has one about old swordsmen, too.

>> The world tried its best to break Shiv, but he got better.<<

He's a tough little thing.