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#@#£$†^=~¨            BACKBONE ANIMALS.             ¨~=^†$£#@#
@#£$†^=~¨¨        CAT-SNAKES, OR SO CALLED.         ¨¨~=^†$£#@
#£$†^=~¨¨¨       COMES IN DIFFERENT FLAVOURS.       ¨¨¨~=^†$£#
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†^=~¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~                                      ~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=^†
^=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~ MINKS, ALSO CALLED THE SNOW FERRETS, ~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=^
=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ MAKE UP THE "WANDERING FOOD SUPPLY"  ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=
~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ USED BY THE SHAMANS AND UNDERLINGS   ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   OF KIRUGU VARGIR. WHEN CALLED UPON,    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   THEY PRESENT THEMSELVES, AND CAN BE    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   CAUGHT.                                ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE MARTEN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=
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†^=~¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~ THE MARTEN IS THE SNEAKIER ONE HERE, ~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=^†
$†^=~¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ OFTEN USED FOR SPYING, OR STEALING.  ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨~=^†$
£$†^=~¨¨¨¨ ¨ IN THE OLDER TALES ABOUT VIDMI,      ¨ ¨¨¨¨~=^†$£
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#@#£$†^=~¨   MIGHT EXPLAIN WHY MANY DENIZENS HAVE   ¨~=^†$£#@#
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£$†^=~¨¨¨¨ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE ERMINE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ¨¨¨¨~=^†$£
$†^=~¨¨¨¨¨ ~                                      ~ ¨¨¨¨¨~=^†$
†^=~¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~ 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,    ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=^†
$†^=~¨¨¨¨¨   BUT FOR SOME REASON, THIS OTTER ONE    ¨¨¨¨¨~=^†$
£$†^=~¨¨¨¨   IS HARDLY EVER SEEN. IT MIGHT BE       ¨¨¨¨~=^†$£
#£$†^=~¨¨¨   THAT IT IS UNBOUND...?                 ¨¨¨~=^†$£#
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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           ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   COMPLETELY UNKNOWN TO BIOLOGISTS.      ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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