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#,#,#,#,##             BACKBONE ANIMALS.            #,#,#,#,#,
#,#,#,#,,#        CAT-SNAKES, OR SO CALLED.         #,#,#,#,#,
#,#,#,#,##       COMES IN DIFFERENT FLAVOURS.       #,#,#,#,#,
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#,#,#,#,## ~ MINKS, ALSO CALLED THE SNOW FERRETS, ~ #,#,#,#,#,
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#,#,#,#,##   THEY PRESENT THEMSELVES, AND CAN BE    #,#,#,#,#,
#,#,#,#,,#   CAUGHT.                                #,#,#,#,#,
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#,#,#,#,## , OFTEN USED FOR SPYING, OR STEALING.  , #,#,#,#,#,
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#,#,#,#,,# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE ERMINE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #,#,#,#,#,
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#,#,#,#,## , ERMINE. USED AS BEDWARMERS, OR       , #,#,#,#,#,
#,#,#,#,,# , HARVESTED FOR THEIR BEAUTIFUL FUR,   , #,#,#,#,#,
#,#,#,#,##   THE WHITE COAT, VERY PRETTY,           #,#,#,#,#,
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#,#,#,#,## , LORE, THE OTTER FERRET? IT GOES IN   , #,#,#,#,#,
#,#,#,#,,#   RIVERS. THERE ARE A LOT OF FERRETS,    #,#,#,#,#,
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#,#,#,#,##   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       #,#,#,#,#,
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