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###%**~~^, ,, FERRETS ,^~~**%###
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#$$*^^^,,, YOUR EYE - PROBABLY ONE OF THESE. ,,,^^^*$$#
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##$$$%*~^, BACKBONE ANIMALS. ,^~*%$$$##
#####$%*~^ CAT-SNAKES, OR SO CALLED. ^~*%$#####
#####%*~^, COMES IN DIFFERENT FLAVOURS. ,^~*%#####
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###$*~^,,, ^ MINKS, ALSO CALLED THE SNOW FERRETS, ^ ,,,^~*$###
#$*^^,,,,, , MAKE UP THE "WANDERING FOOD SUPPLY" , ,,,,,^^*$#
##%%~^,,,, , 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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