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"Mother will always be nearby.
"Mother will always protect you.
"Mother will always love you."

Man, that drawing took forever. I bet you know the part where I struggled the most, too! Now, where's my certificate in paleontology?
I got inspired from stegosauruses' skeleton formation for the spine, the pelvis and the rib cage, while the limbs mostly came from human anatomy. Despite having spent so much time on it, there is only so much I wanted to do at first that I ended up not doing. I wanted the skeleton to be more circular, much like a spiral, around the cub... Some bones are too thick, some are too large... Etc.

Well, at least I'm glad I made it through. I can finally proceed to the next – and long postponed – drawing! Yippee~
I get the feeling it won't be loved as much as my other works... but hey. I guess we all have ups and downs.

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