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\«:.......            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   . .....:«\$§
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«:........   WAS SAID TO CONTROL. THIS CONNECTION   ........:«
:.........   MIGHT EXPLAIN WHY MANY DENIZENS HAVE   .........:
..........   THIS AS THEIR MAIN "PET" GOD.          ..........
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«:........ :::::::::::::: THE ERMINE :::::::::::::: ........:«
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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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§$\«:..... . IT IS ACTUALLY A KIND OF FERRET.     . .....:«\$§
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