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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 ............... ~.,,,,,,,,
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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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