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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 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,
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/~,,,,,,,, , the marten is the sneakier one here, , ,,,,,,,,~/
%/~,,,,,,, , often used for spying, or stealing.  , ,,,,,,,~/%
$%/~,,,,,, , in the older tales about vidmi,      , ,,,,,,~/%$
#$%/~,,,,,   these are probs the ferrets that she   ,,,,,~/%$#
@#$%/~,,,,   was said to control. this connection   ,,,,~/%$#@
@@#$%/~,,,   might explain why many denizens have   ,,,~/%$#@@
#@@#$%/~,,   this as their main "pet" god.          ,,~/%$#@@#
@@#$%/~,,,                                          ,,,~/%$#@@
@#$%/~,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the ermine ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,~/%$#@
#$%/~,,,,, ,                                      , ,,,,,~/%$#
$%/~,,,,,, , the lusher one in the family is the  , ,,,,,,~/%$
%/~,,,,,,, , ermine. used as bedwarmers, or       , ,,,,,,,~/%
/~,,,,,,,, , harvested for their beautiful fur,   , ,,,,,,,,~/
~,,,,,,,,,   the white coat, very pretty,           ,,,,,,,,,~
,,,,,,,,,,   although rare.                         ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the mewn ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,
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/~,,,,,,,, , one of the most notable in kirugu    , ,,,,,,,,~/
%/~,,,,,,, , lore, the otter ferret? it goes in   , ,,,,,,,~/%
$%/~,,,,,,   rivers. there are a lot of ferrets,    ,,,,,,~/%$
#$%/~,,,,,   but for some reason, this otter one    ,,,,,~/%$#
@#$%/~,,,,   is hardly ever seen. it might be       ,,,,~/%$#@
@@#$%/~,,,   that it is unbound...?                 ,,,~/%$#@@
#@@#$%/~,,   locals use it for sport fishing.       ,,~/%$#@@#
@@#$%/~,,,                                          ,,,~/%$#@@
@#$%/~,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the husky ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,~/%$#@
#$%/~,,,,, ,                                      , ,,,,,~/%$#
$%/~,,,,,, , the husky may seem like a dog, but   , ,,,,,,~/%$
%/~,,,,,,, , 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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$%/~,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,~/%$
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@#$%/~,,,,                                          ,,,,~/%$#@