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^=»^¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨ ferrets ¨¨¨¨¨¨^»=^
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¤*^=»^¨¨¨¨ you see something move in the corner of ¨¨¨¨^»=^*¤
@¤*^=»^¨¨¨ your eye - probably one of these. ¨¨¨^»=^*¤@
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##@¤*^=»^¨ 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 ¨¨¨^»=^*¤@
#@¤*^=»^¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨^»=^*¤
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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 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ¨¨¨¨¨¨^»=^
*^=»^¨¨¨¨¨ ^ ^ ¨¨¨¨¨^»=^*
¤*^=»^¨¨¨¨ ¨ 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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