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¶@%$/~,...     .. ferrets                           ...,~/$%@¶
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##¶@%$/~,. ...,,,~///$%%%@¶¶¶@##@¶¶¶@%%%$///~,,,... .,~/$%@¶##
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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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¶@%$/~,... ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the marten ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ...,~/$%@¶
#¶@%$/~,.. ,                                      , ..,~/$%@¶#
##¶@%$/~,. , the marten is the sneakier one here, , .,~/$%@¶##
#¶@%$/~,.. . often used for spying, or stealing.  . ..,~/$%@¶#
¶@%$/~,... . in the older tales about vidmi,      . ...,~/$%@¶
#¶@%$/~,..   these are probs the ferrets that she   ..,~/$%@¶#
##¶@%$/~,.   was said to control. this connection   .,~/$%@¶##
#¶@%$/~,..   might explain why many denizens have   ..,~/$%@¶#
¶@%$/~,...   this as their main "pet" god.          ...,~/$%@¶
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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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##¶@%$/~,. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the mewn ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, .,~/$%@¶##
#¶@%$/~,.. ,                                      , ..,~/$%@¶#
¶@%$/~,... . one of the most notable in kirugu    . ...,~/$%@¶
#¶@%$/~,.. . lore, the otter ferret? it goes in   . ..,~/$%@¶#
##¶@%$/~,.   rivers. there are a lot of ferrets,    .,~/$%@¶##
#¶@%$/~,..   but for some reason, this otter one    ..,~/$%@¶#
¶@%$/~,...   is hardly ever seen. it might be       ...,~/$%@¶
#¶@%$/~,..   that it is unbound...?                 ..,~/$%@¶#
##¶@%$/~,.   locals use it for sport fishing.       .,~/$%@¶##
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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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