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¨.~^%%¤¶## CAT-SNAKES, OR SO CALLED. ##¶¤%%^~.¨
¨¨.~~^%%%¤ COMES IN DIFFERENT FLAVOURS. ¤%%%^~~.¨¨
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¨.~^^^%%¶# . MINKS, ALSO CALLED THE SNOW FERRETS, . #¶%%^^^~.¨
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¨.~^%%¤¶## THIS AS THEIR MAIN "PET" GOD. ##¶¤%%^~.¨
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¨.~^%%¤¶## ¨ HARVESTED FOR THEIR BEAUTIFUL FUR, ¨ ##¶¤%%^~.¨
¨.~^%%¤¶## THE WHITE COAT, VERY PRETTY, ##¶¤%%^~.¨
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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 ¶¶%%~¨¨¨¨¨
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¨.~^%%¤¶## LOCALS USE IT FOR SPORT FISHING. ##¶¤%%^~.¨
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¨.~^%%¤¤¤# ¨ IT IS ACTUALLY A KIND OF FERRET. ¨ #¤¤¤%%^~.¨
¨.~^^^^%¶# THIS MAKES IT THE LARGEST OF THE #¶%^^^^~.¨
¨.~~~^^%¤# PHYLUM, AND IT'S THE MOST RECENTLY #¤%^^~~~.¨
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¨¨¨.^^^%¶# BY THE FACT THAT IT'S ALMOST #¶%^^^.¨¨¨
¨.~^%¤¶### COMPLETELY UNKNOWN TO BIOLOGISTS. ###¶¤%^~.¨
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