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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.        #£§¤§†-^..
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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 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #£§¤§†-^..
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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 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #£§¤§†-^..
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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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