Possible Wolf: The Young Female Timber Wolf

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The young female timber wolf imagined a life away from her pack in the beautiful forest surrounding her, but yet she was only limited to her own thoughts controlling her. She wished to start a new beginning and start her own pack in the far away snowy mountains, the young timber wolf had vivid dreams about the faraway lands, the emerald green pine trees, snow topped mountains, the soft green grass in the valley below and most importantly; the abudance in hunting healthy elk for her future pack. The young female timber wolf had thought several times about leaving her pack, but could never bring herself to do it, to abandon those that needed her. However, she knew if she did leave that she would have no issues contracting a mate to begin her

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