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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. .&&&.&&...
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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 -------------- .&.&&&.&&&
..&.&&.&.. - - &&&&..&&..
..&&&.&&&. - 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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