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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, . .#########
.#.#...##. 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 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...? .##..#..##
....#....# locals use it for sport fishing. #.#.##.#..
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..#.#..### ::::::::::::::: the husky :::::::::::::: ...##..#..
.####.#... : : ..#.#.##..
#...###..# . 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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