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=«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ used by the shamans and underlings ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«=
«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ of kirugu vargir. when called upon, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ they present themselves, and can be ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ caught. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«
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.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ermine. used as bedwarmers, or ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ harvested for their beautiful fur, ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«
=«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ the white coat, very pretty, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«=
%=«.¨¨¨¨¨¨ although rare. ¨¨¨¨¨¨.«=%
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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. ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«=
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*%=«.¨¨¨¨¨ phylum, and it's the most recently ¨¨¨¨¨.«=%*
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