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,,^~:%£@## YOU SEE SOMETHING MOVE IN THE CORNER OF ##@£%:~^,,
,^~:%£@### YOUR EYE - PROBABLY ONE OF THESE. ###@£%:~^,
,,^~:%£@## ##@£%:~^,,
,,,^~:%£@# BACKBONE ANIMALS. #@£%:~^,,,
,,,,^~:%£@ CAT-SNAKES, OR SO CALLED. @£%:~^,,,,
,,,,,^~:%£ COMES IN DIFFERENT FLAVOURS. £%:~^,,,,,
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,,,,,^~:%£ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ THE MINK ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ £%:~^,,,,,
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,,,^~:%£@# ^ MINKS, ALSO CALLED THE SNOW FERRETS, ^ #@£%:~^,,,
,,^~:%£@## , 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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,,,,,,^~:% ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ THE MARTEN ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ %:~^,,,,,,
,,,,,^~:%£ ^ ^ £%:~^,,,,,
,,,,^~:%£@ ^ THE MARTEN IS THE SNEAKIER ONE HERE, ^ @£%:~^,,,,
,,,^~:%£@# , OFTEN USED FOR SPYING, OR STEALING. , #@£%:~^,,,
,,^~:%£@## , 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. @£%:~^,,,,
,,,,,^~:%£ £%:~^,,,,,
,,,,,,^~:% ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ THE ERMINE ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ %:~^,,,,,,
,,,,,^~:%£ ^ ^ £%:~^,,,,,
,,,,^~:%£@ ^ THE LUSHER ONE IN THE FAMILY IS THE ^ @£%:~^,,,,
,,,^~:%£@# , ERMINE. USED AS BEDWARMERS, OR , #@£%:~^,,,
,,^~:%£@## , HARVESTED FOR THEIR BEAUTIFUL FUR, , ##@£%:~^,,
,^~:%£@### THE WHITE COAT, VERY PRETTY, ###@£%:~^,
,,^~:%£@## ALTHOUGH RARE. ##@£%:~^,,
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,,,,^~:%£@ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ THE MEWN ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ @£%:~^,,,,
,,,,,^~:%£ ^ ^ £%:~^,,,,,
,,,,,,^~:% , ONE OF THE MOST NOTABLE IN KIRUGU , %:~^,,,,,,
,,,,,^~:%£ , LORE, THE OTTER FERRET? IT GOES IN , £%:~^,,,,,
,,,,^~:%£@ RIVERS. THERE ARE A LOT OF FERRETS, @£%:~^,,,,
,,,^~:%£@# BUT FOR SOME REASON, THIS OTTER ONE #@£%:~^,,,
,,^~:%£@## 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. , £%:~^,,,,,
,,,,^~:%£@ THIS MAKES IT THE LARGEST OF THE @£%:~^,,,,
,,,^~:%£@# PHYLUM, AND IT'S THE MOST RECENTLY #@£%:~^,,,
,,^~:%£@## EVOLVED AS WELL, BRED FOR USE AS A ##@£%:~^,,
,^~:%£@### PREDATOR. IT'S MADE MORE DANGEROUS ###@£%:~^,
,,^~:%£@## BY THE FACT THAT IT'S ALMOST ##@£%:~^,,
,,,^~:%£@# COMPLETELY UNKNOWN TO BIOLOGISTS. #@£%:~^,,,
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