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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 :::::::::::::: .&&&&&&.&&
.&.&....&& : : .&.....&&.
.&&&&...&. . 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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