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#*^:~,.... YOUR EYE - PROBABLY ONE OF THESE. ....,~:^*#
£#*^:~,... ...,~:^*#£
#£#*^:~,.. BACKBONE ANIMALS. ..,~:^*#£#
##£#*^:~,. CAT-SNAKES, OR SO CALLED. .,~:^*#£##
#£#*^:~,.. COMES IN DIFFERENT FLAVOURS. ..,~:^*#£#
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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 . ........,~
,......... OF KIRUGU VARGIR. WHEN CALLED UPON, .........,
.......... THEY PRESENT THEMSELVES, AND CAN BE ..........
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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 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ...,~:^*#£
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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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.......... ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 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 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, .,~:^*#£##
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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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