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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 ::::::::::::::: ,&,,&,,&,&
,&,&,&,&,& : : &&,&&,&&,&
,&,&,&,&,& : 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 :::::::::::::: &&,&&,&&,&
,&,&,&,&,& : : ,&,,&,,&,&
,&,&,&,&,& : 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 ::::::::::::::: &&,&&,&&,&
,&,&,&,&,& : : ,&,,&,,&,&
,&,&,&,&,& , 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 :::::::::::::: &&,&&,&&,&
,&,&,&,&,& : : ,&,,&,,&,&
,&,&,&,&,& , 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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