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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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###$%†~.,, ............... the mink ............... ,,.~†%$###
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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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##$%†~.,,, .............. the marten .............. ,,,.~†%$##
#$%†~.,,,, . . ,,,,.~†%$#
##$%†~.,,, . the marten is the sneakier one here, . ,,,.~†%$##
###$%†~.,, , often used for spying, or stealing. , ,,.~†%$###
####$%†~., , in the older tales about vidmi, , ,.~†%$####
###$%†~.,, these are probs the ferrets that she ,,.~†%$###
##$%†~.,,, was said to control. this connection ,,,.~†%$##
#$%†~.,,,, might explain why many denizens have ,,,,.~†%$#
##$%†~.,,, this as their main "pet" god. ,,,.~†%$##
###$%†~.,, ,,.~†%$###
####$%†~., .............. the ermine .............. ,.~†%$####
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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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##$%†~.,,, ............... the mewn ............... ,,,.~†%$##
#$%†~.,,,, . . ,,,,.~†%$#
##$%†~.,,, , one of the most notable in kirugu , ,,,.~†%$##
###$%†~.,, , lore, the otter ferret? it goes in , ,,.~†%$###
####$%†~., rivers. there are a lot of ferrets, ,.~†%$####
###$%†~.,, but for some reason, this otter one ,,.~†%$###
##$%†~.,,, is hardly ever seen. it might be ,,,.~†%$##
#$%†~.,,,, that it is unbound...? ,,,,.~†%$#
##$%†~.,,, locals use it for sport fishing. ,,,.~†%$##
###$%†~.,, ,,.~†%$###
####$%†~., ............... the husky .............. ,.~†%$####
###$%†~.,, . . ,,.~†%$###
##$%†~.,,, , the husky may seem like a dog, but , ,,,.~†%$##
#$%†~.,,,, , it is actually a kind of ferret. , ,,,,.~†%$#
##$%†~.,,, this makes it the largest of the ,,,.~†%$##
###$%†~.,, phylum, and it's the most recently ,,.~†%$###
####$%†~., evolved as well, bred for use as a ,.~†%$####
###$%†~.,, predator. it's made more dangerous ,,.~†%$###
##$%†~.,,, by the fact that it's almost ,,,.~†%$##
#$%†~.,,,, completely unknown to biologists. ,,,,.~†%$#
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