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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 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ,^~†^&§@##
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#@§&&^†~^, ^ 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. ,^~†^&§@##
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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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