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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 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,#,,,,
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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.       ,#,#,#,,#,
,,,,#,,,,,                                          ,######,##
#,,,##,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 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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