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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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..@@.@..@. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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. .@....@@@@
@...@@@@@. @@@...@...
@@..@....@ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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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