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###&§%==:, ,, ferrets ,:==%§##
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&§%=::,,,, 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 :::::::::::::: ,,,,==%&&&
####§%==:, : : ,:==%§####
###&§%==:, : 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. ,,,,,:=§##
###&§%==:, ,:==%§##
##§%%==:,, ::::::::::::::: 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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