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##£§$§/«^. . MAKE UP THE "WANDERING FOOD SUPPLY"  . .^«/§$§£##
§§/^...... . USED BY THE SHAMANS AND UNDERLINGS   . ......^/§§
£§$§//«...   OF KIRUGU VARGIR. WHEN CALLED UPON,    ...«//§$§£
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#@£§$§/«^. . OFTEN USED FOR SPYING, OR STEALING.  . .^«/§$§£@#
§$§§/^.... . IN THE OLDER TALES ABOUT VIDMI,      . ....^/§§$§
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££§$/««^.. . ERMINE. USED AS BEDWARMERS, OR       . ..^««/$§££
##£§$§/«^. . HARVESTED FOR THEIR BEAUTIFUL FUR,   . .^«/§$§£##
£££§$§/«^.   THE WHITE COAT, VERY PRETTY,           .^«/§$§£££
#@£§$§/«^.   ALTHOUGH RARE.                         .^«/§$§£@#
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§§««...... . LORE, THE OTTER FERRET? IT GOES IN   . ......««§§
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#@£§$§/«^.   THAT IT IS UNBOUND...?                 .^«/§$§£@#
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£££§$§/«^.   BY THE FACT THAT IT'S ALMOST           .^«/§$§£££
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