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,,,,,.-:†§ ,, FERRETS §†:-.,,,,,
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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 ............... -.,,,,,,,,
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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 .............. .,,,,,,,,,
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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. ###¶§†:-.,
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,,,.-:†§¶# .............. 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 ............... ,,,,,,,,,,
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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 .............. §†:-.,,,,,
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,,,.-:†§¶# , 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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