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,,,,:::*@@ you see something move in the corner of @@*:::,,,,
,,,,,,::=@ your eye - probably one of these. @=::,,,,,,
,:«:=*@### ###@*=:«:,
,:«:=*@### 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 :::::::::::::: @===:::::,
,:«:=***@# : : #@***=:«:,
,:«:::==*# : 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. @@=««:,,,,
,:«:=*@### ###@*=:«:,
,:«:=*@### ::::::::::::::: 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. ###@*=:«:,
,,,,,«=*@@ @@*=«,,,,,
,:«:=*#### ::::::::::::::: 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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