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@&£$;~^... your eye - probably one of these. ...^~;$£&@
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£$;~^..... backbone animals. .....^~;$£
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;~^....... 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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##@&£$;~^. . often used for spying, or stealing. . .^~;$£&@##
#@&£$;~^.. . in the older tales about vidmi, . ..^~;$£&@#
@&£$;~^... these are probs the ferrets that she ...^~;$£&@
&£$;~^.... was said to control. this connection ....^~;$£&
£$;~^..... might explain why many denizens have .....^~;$£
$;~^...... this as their main "pet" god. ......^~;$
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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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$;~^...... ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ the husky ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ......^~;$
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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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