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....^=**## ##**=^....
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..^=**#### .. ferrets ####**=^..
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..^=**#### ...^^^=^^^****############****^^^=^^^... ####**=^..
...^=**### ###**=^...
....^=**## you see something move in the corner of ##**=^....
...^=**### 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. ####**=^..
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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. ##**=^....
...^=**### ###**=^...
..^=**#### ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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. ####**=^..
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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. ##**=^....
...^=**### ###**=^...
..^=**#### ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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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