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###,,#,,##     ,, ferrets                           ,,,,##,#,#
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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 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ,#,#,,###,
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,#,,#,#,,, ^ 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 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ,,,#,#,###
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,#####,,#, ^ 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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