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..~~^^%¤@@ YOUR 3YE - PROB4BLY ON3 OF TH3SE. @@¤%^^~~..
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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 ..........
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...~~^^%¤@ W4S S41D TO CONTROL. TH1S CONN3CT1ON @¤%^^~~...
..~~^^%¤@@ M1GHT 3XPL41N WHY M4NY D3N1ZENS H4V3 @@¤%^^~~..
.~~^^%¤@@# TH1S 4S TH31R M41N "P3T" GOD. #@@¤%^^~~.
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.......... . LOR3, TH3 OTT3R F3RRET? 1T GO3S 1N . ..........
.......... R1V3RS. TH3RE 4R3 4 LOT OF F3RRETS, ..........
.......... BUT FOR SOM3 R34SON, TH1S OTT3R ON3 ..........
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.~~^^%¤@@# TH1S M4K3S 1T TH3 L4RG3ST OF TH3 #@@¤%^^~~.
..~~^^%¤@@ PHYLUM, 4ND 1T'S TH3 MOST R3CENTLY @@¤%^^~~..
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