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###¶&¤;«,. YOU SEE SOMETHING MOVE IN THE CORNER OF .,«;¤&¶###
##¶&¤†;«,. 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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¶¤¤††;,... , 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. . .,«;†¤&¶##
##¶&¤†;«,. . 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 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 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, .,«;†¤&¶##
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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 .,«;†¤&¶¶¶
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#¶&†«,.... LOCALS USE IT FOR SPORT FISHING. ....,«†&¶#
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#&&†;,.... . 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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