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¨.«;%$£@@@ ¨ make up the "wandering food supply"  ¨ @@@£$%;«.¨
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¨.«;%$£### .............. the marten .............. ###£$%;«.¨
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¨¨¨¨¨.;$@#   might explain why many denizens have   #@$;.¨¨¨¨¨
¨.«;;%%%%£   this as their main "pet" god.          £%%%%;;«.¨
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¨.«;%$£@## ¨ ermine. used as bedwarmers, or       ¨ ##@£$%;«.¨
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¨.«;%$$$£@   although rare.                         @£$$$%;«.¨
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¨.«;%$@### ¨ lore, the otter ferret? it goes in   ¨ ###@$%;«.¨
¨¨¨¨«;%£@#   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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¨.«;%$£@## ¨ the husky may seem like a dog, but   ¨ ##@£$%;«.¨
¨¨¨¨.;$$@# ¨ it is actually a kind of ferret.     ¨ #@$$;.¨¨¨¨
¨.«;%$£££@   this makes it the largest of the       @£££$%;«.¨
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¨.«;%$£@##   evolved as well, bred for use as a     ##@£$%;«.¨
¨.«;%$£@##   predator. it's made more dangerous     ##@£$%;«.¨
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