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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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