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,,,,,,,,,,     ,, ferrets                           ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,~^^^§%%%@¶¶¶####¶¶¶@%%%§^^^~,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,,  you see something move in the corner of ,,,,,,,,,,
~,,,,,,,,,    your eye - probably one of these.     ,,,,,,,,,~
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§^~,,,,,,,             backbone animals.            ,,,,,,,~^§
%§^~,,,,,,         cat-snakes, or so called.        ,,,,,,~^§%
@%§^~,,,,,       comes in different flavours.       ,,,,,~^§%@
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#¶@%§^~,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the mink ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,~^§%@¶#
##¶@%§^~,, ,                                      , ,,~^§%@¶##
#¶@%§^~,,, , 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 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, , 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.          ,,,,,,~^§%
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¶@%§^~,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 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 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,~^
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,,,,,,,,,, , 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 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,~^§%
@%§^~,,,,, ,                                      , ,,,,,~^§%@
¶@%§^~,,,, , 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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