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^:«-¨¨¨¨¨¨ YOU SEE SOMETHING MOVE IN THE CORNER OF ¨¨¨¨¨¨-«:^
¤^:«-¨¨¨¨¨ YOUR EYE - PROBABLY ONE OF THESE. ¨¨¨¨¨-«:^¤
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#§¤^:«-¨¨¨ BACKBONE ANIMALS. ¨¨¨-«:^¤§#
##§¤^:«-¨¨ CAT-SNAKES, OR SO CALLED. ¨¨-«:^¤§##
###§¤^:«-¨ COMES IN DIFFERENT FLAVOURS. ¨-«:^¤§###
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#§¤^:«-¨¨¨ --------------- THE MINK --------------- ¨¨¨-«:^¤§#
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¤^:«-¨¨¨¨¨ - MINKS, ALSO CALLED THE SNOW FERRETS, - ¨¨¨¨¨-«:^¤
^:«-¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ MAKE UP THE "WANDERING FOOD SUPPLY" ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨-«:^
:«-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ USED BY THE SHAMANS AND UNDERLINGS ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-«:
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##§¤^:«-¨¨ - THE MARTEN IS THE SNEAKIER ONE HERE, - ¨¨-«:^¤§##
###§¤^:«-¨ ¨ OFTEN USED FOR SPYING, OR STEALING. ¨ ¨-«:^¤§###
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#§¤^:«-¨¨¨ THESE ARE PROBS THE FERRETS THAT SHE ¨¨¨-«:^¤§#
§¤^:«-¨¨¨¨ WAS SAID TO CONTROL. THIS CONNECTION ¨¨¨¨-«:^¤§
¤^:«-¨¨¨¨¨ MIGHT EXPLAIN WHY MANY DENIZENS HAVE ¨¨¨¨¨-«:^¤
^:«-¨¨¨¨¨¨ THIS AS THEIR MAIN "PET" GOD. ¨¨¨¨¨¨-«:^
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^:«-¨¨¨¨¨¨ - THE LUSHER ONE IN THE FAMILY IS THE - ¨¨¨¨¨¨-«:^
¤^:«-¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ERMINE. USED AS BEDWARMERS, OR ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨-«:^¤
§¤^:«-¨¨¨¨ ¨ HARVESTED FOR THEIR BEAUTIFUL FUR, ¨ ¨¨¨¨-«:^¤§
#§¤^:«-¨¨¨ THE WHITE COAT, VERY PRETTY, ¨¨¨-«:^¤§#
##§¤^:«-¨¨ ALTHOUGH RARE. ¨¨-«:^¤§##
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##§¤^:«-¨¨ --------------- THE MEWN --------------- ¨¨-«:^¤§##
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§¤^:«-¨¨¨¨ ¨ ONE OF THE MOST NOTABLE IN KIRUGU ¨ ¨¨¨¨-«:^¤§
¤^:«-¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ LORE, THE OTTER FERRET? IT GOES IN ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨-«:^¤
^:«-¨¨¨¨¨¨ RIVERS. THERE ARE A LOT OF FERRETS, ¨¨¨¨¨¨-«:^
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^:«-¨¨¨¨¨¨ LOCALS USE IT FOR SPORT FISHING. ¨¨¨¨¨¨-«:^
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§¤^:«-¨¨¨¨ --------------- THE HUSKY -------------- ¨¨¨¨-«:^¤§
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##§¤^:«-¨¨ ¨ THE HUSKY MAY SEEM LIKE A DOG, BUT ¨ ¨¨-«:^¤§##
###§¤^:«-¨ ¨ IT IS ACTUALLY A KIND OF FERRET. ¨ ¨-«:^¤§###
##§¤^:«-¨¨ THIS MAKES IT THE LARGEST OF THE ¨¨-«:^¤§##
#§¤^:«-¨¨¨ PHYLUM, AND IT'S THE MOST RECENTLY ¨¨¨-«:^¤§#
§¤^:«-¨¨¨¨ EVOLVED AS WELL, BRED FOR USE AS A ¨¨¨¨-«:^¤§
¤^:«-¨¨¨¨¨ PREDATOR. IT'S MADE MORE DANGEROUS ¨¨¨¨¨-«:^¤
^:«-¨¨¨¨¨¨ BY THE FACT THAT IT'S ALMOST ¨¨¨¨¨¨-«:^
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