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.###....## rivers. there are a lot of ferrets, #.#.#.#..#
##..#...#. but for some reason, this otter one .#######.#
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...####... ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the husky ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ##.###..##
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..##.#.#.# . it is actually a kind of ferret. . ##.####...
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