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&%=«-¨¨¨¨¨ 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 -------------- ¨¨¨¨-«=%&@
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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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@&%=«-¨¨¨¨ --------------- 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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