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,,,,,,,,,,     ,, ferrets                           ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,«===*%%%§¶¶¶@##@¶¶¶§%%%*===«,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,«= you see something move in the corner of  =«,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,«=*    your eye - probably one of these.     *=«,,,,,,,
,,,,,,«=*%                                          %*=«,,,,,,
,,,,,«=*%§            backbone animals.             §%*=«,,,,,
,,,,«=*%§¶         cat-snakes, or so called.        ¶§%*=«,,,,
,,,«=*%§¶@       comes in different flavours.       @¶§%*=«,,,
,,«=*%§¶@#                                          #@¶§%*=«,,
,,,«=*%§¶@ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the mink ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, @¶§%*=«,,,
,,,,«=*%§¶ ,                                      , ¶§%*=«,,,,
,,,,,«=*%§ , 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 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, ,                                      , ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, , 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.          ¶§%*=«,,,,
,,,«=*%§¶@                                          @¶§%*=«,,,
,,«=*%§¶@# ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 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 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, ,                                      , ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, , 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.       %*=«,,,,,,
,,,,,«=*%§                                          §%*=«,,,,,
,,,,«=*%§¶ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 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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