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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 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,†%%@
#@#@%%†~,, , , ,,~†%%@#@#
@@%%~,,,,, , 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 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,~†%%@#@##
#@#@%%†~,, , , ,,~†%%@#@#
@@%†~~~,,, , 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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