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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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