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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 is the sneakier one here, ^ ###%%:«^¨¨
¨^«:%%#### ¨ often used for spying, or stealing. ¨ ####%%:«^¨
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¨¨^«:%%### this as their main "pet" god. ###%%:«^¨¨
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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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¨¨^«:%%### ¨ 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 may seem like a dog, but ¨ ###%%:«^¨¨
¨^«:%%#### ¨ it is actually a kind of ferret. ¨ ####%%:«^¨
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¨¨^«:%%### evolved as well, bred for use as a ###%%:«^¨¨
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¨¨^«:%%### by the fact that it's almost ###%%:«^¨¨
¨^«:%%#### completely unknown to biologists. ####%%:«^¨
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