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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,- YOUR EYE - PROBABLY ONE OF THESE. -,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ BACKBONE ANIMALS. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ CAT-SNAKES, OR SO CALLED. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ COMES IN DIFFERENT FLAVOURS. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 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. =-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,-=^ ^=-,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,-=^* ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 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. *^=-,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,-=^ ^=-,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-= ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 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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