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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, READY TO BE   ..¤...¤¤¤¤
.¤¤.¤.¤¤..   EATEN.                                 ..¤¤..¤...
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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.                   ¤.¤¤..¤¤..
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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.   . ....¤.¤...
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