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#@#@§*/«^, ,, ferrets ,^«/*§@#@#
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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. ,^«/*§@#@@
#@#@§*/«^, ,^«/*§@#@#
#@#@§*/«^, ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ,,,,,,^«*@
##§//«^,,, ^ ^ ,,,^«//§##
##@@§*/«^, ^ 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 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ,^«/*§@#@#
#@#@§*/«^, ^ ^ ,^«/*§@#@#
#@#@§*/«^, , 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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