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#**^~,.... YOUR 3YE - PROB4BLY ON3 OF TH3SE. ....,~^**#
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*^~,...... B4CKBON3 4N1MALS. ......,~^*
^~,....... C4T-SN4K3S, OR SO C4LL3D. .......,~^
~,........ COM3S 1N D1FF3RENT FL4VOURS. ........,~
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~,........ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, TH3 M1NK ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ........,~
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*^~,...... , M1NKS, 4LSO C4LL3D TH3 SNOW F3RRETS, , ......,~^*
**^~,..... . M4K3 UP TH3 "W4ND3R1NG FOOD SUPPLY" . .....,~^**
#**^~,.... . US3D BY TH3 SH4MANS 4ND UND3RL1NGS . ....,~^**#
@#**^~,... OF K1RUGU V4RGIR. WH3N C4LL3D UPON, ...,~^**#@
#@#**^~,.. TH3Y PR3SENT TH3MSELVES, 4ND C4N B3 ..,~^**#@#
##@#**^~,. C4UGHT. .,~^**#@##
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**^~,..... , TH3 M4RT3N 1S TH3 SN34K1ER ON3 H3RE, , .....,~^**
*^~,...... . OFT3N US3D FOR SPY1NG, OR ST34L1NG. . ......,~^*
^~,....... . 1N TH3 OLD3R T4L3S 4BOUT V1DMI, . .......,~^
~,........ TH3SE 4R3 PROBS TH3 F3RRETS TH4T SH3 ........,~
,......... W4S S41D TO CONTROL. TH1S CONN3CT1ON .........,
~,........ M1GHT 3XPL41N WHY M4NY D3N1ZENS H4V3 ........,~
^~,....... TH1S 4S TH31R M41N "P3T" GOD. .......,~^
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**^~,..... ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, TH3 3RM1NE ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, .....,~^**
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@#**^~,... , TH3 LUSH3R ON3 1N TH3 F4M1LY 1S TH3 , ...,~^**#@
#@#**^~,.. . 3RM1NE. US3D 4S B3DW4RMERS, OR . ..,~^**#@#
##@#**^~,. . H4RV3STED FOR TH31R B34UT1FUL FUR, . .,~^**#@##
#@#**^~,.. TH3 WH1T3 CO4T, V3RY PR3TTY, ..,~^**#@#
@#**^~,... 4LTHOUGH R4R3. ...,~^**#@
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^~,....... . ON3 OF TH3 MOST NOT4BL3 1N K1RUGU . .......,~^
~,........ . LOR3, TH3 OTT3R F3RRET? 1T GO3S 1N . ........,~
,......... R1V3RS. TH3RE 4R3 4 LOT OF F3RRETS, .........,
~,........ BUT FOR SOM3 R34SON, TH1S OTT3R ON3 ........,~
^~,....... 1S H4RDLY 3VER S3EN. 1T M1GHT B3 .......,~^
*^~,...... TH4T 1T 1S UNBOUND...? ......,~^*
**^~,..... LOC4LS US3 1T FOR SPORT F1SHING. .....,~^**
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@#**^~,... ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, TH3 HUSKY ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ...,~^**#@
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##@#**^~,. . TH3 HUSKY M4Y S3EM L1K3 4 DOG, BUT . .,~^**#@##
#@#**^~,.. . 1T 1S 4CTUALLY 4 K1ND OF F3RRET. . ..,~^**#@#
@#**^~,... TH1S M4K3S 1T TH3 L4RG3ST OF TH3 ...,~^**#@
#**^~,.... PHYLUM, 4ND 1T'S TH3 MOST R3CENTLY ....,~^**#
**^~,..... 3VOLVED 4S W3LL, BR3D FOR US3 4S 4 .....,~^**
*^~,...... PR3D4TOR. 1T'S M4D3 MOR3 D4NG3ROUS ......,~^*
^~,....... BY TH3 F4CT TH4T 1T'S 4LMOST .......,~^
~,........ COMPL3TELY UNKNOWN TO B1OLOGISTS. ........,~
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