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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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,&,,&&,&&, They Present Themselves, And Can Be ,&&&,,&&,,
&&,&,&&,&, Caught. &,,&,&,&,,
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&,,,&&,,,& ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Marten ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ &&,,,,,&&&
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&,&&&&,&&& ~ The Marten Is The Sneakier One Here, ~ &&,,,&&,,&
&&,,,&&,,, , Often Used For Spying, Or Stealing. , ,&,,&,&,&,
,&,,&,&,,& , In The Older Tales About Vidmi, , &&,&&&&&&&
&&,&&&&,&& 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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,,&,&,,&&, , Lore, The Otter Ferret? It Goes In , &&,&&&,,,,
,&&&&,&,&& RiverS. There Are A Lot Of Ferrets, ,&&,,&,,,,
&,,,&&&&,& But For Some Reason, This Otter One &,&,&&,,,,
&,,&,,,&&& Is Hardly Ever Seen. It Might Be &&&&,&,,,&
&,&&,,&,,& That It Is Unbound...? ,,,&&&,,&,
&&,&,&&,&& 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 &,,&,,,,,,
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&,&&&&&,,, Completely Unknown To BiologistS. &,&&,,&&&&
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