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.~»\*£## cat-snakes, or so called. ###&£*\»~.
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.~»\*£## . 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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.~»\*£## . 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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.~»\*£#### . 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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.~»\*£## . lore, the otter ferret? it goes in . ###&£*\»~.
.~»\***£## rivers. there are a lot of ferrets, ##£***\»~.
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.~»\*£#### 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. . ###&£*\»~.
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....~»»\£& phylum, and it's the most recently &£\»»~....
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.~»\*£## by the fact that it's almost ###&£*\»~.
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