The transformation may be temporary or permanent ; the were-animal may be the man himself metamorphosed ; may be his double whose activity leaves the real man to all appearance unchanged ; may be his soul, which goes forth seeking whom it may devour, leaving its body in a state of trance ; or it may be no more than the messenger of the human being, a real animal or a familiar spirit, whose intimate connection with its owner is shown by the fact that any injury to it is believed, by a phenomenon known as repercussion, to cause a corresponding injury to the human being.

The transformation may be temporary or permanent ; the were-animal may be the man himself metamorphosed ; may be his double whose activity leaves the real man to all appearance unchanged ; may be his soul, which goes forth seeking whom it may devour, leaving its body in a state of trance ; or it may be no more than the messenger of the human being, a real animal or a familiar spirit, whose intimate connection with its owner is shown by the fact that any injury to it is believed, by a phenomenon known as repercussion, to cause a corresponding injury to the human being.

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