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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 --------------- ,,,#,##,,#
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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.       #,###,,#,#
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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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