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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 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ .@.@@@@@@@
.@..@@@..@ ^ ^ @@@@......
.@@.@..@.@ ^ 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 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ..@@@.....
@..@.@.@@. ^ ^ @.@..@....
@@.@@@@@.@ . 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. ...@@.@@..
.....@.@.. @..@.@@.@.
.....@@@@. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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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