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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, §%;;;;:,,,
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,,,,,:;^§@ CAUGHT. @§^;:,,,,,
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,,,,,,:;^§ : THE MARTEN IS THE SNEAKIER ONE HERE, : §^;:,,,,,,
,:«««««;%§ , OFTEN USED FOR SPYING, OR STEALING. , §%;«««««:,
,:«;^%§£@# , IN THE OLDER TALES ABOUT VIDMI, , #@£§%^;«:,
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,:«;^%§£@@ THIS AS THEIR MAIN "PET" GOD. @@£§%^;«:,
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,:«;^%§£@# :::::::::::::: THE ERMINE :::::::::::::: #@£§%^;«:,
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,:«;^%§£££ , ERMINE. USED AS BEDWARMERS, OR , £££§%^;«:,
,,,,,,«^§§ , HARVESTED FOR THEIR BEAUTIFUL FUR, , §§^«,,,,,,
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,,::;;;%§§ ALTHOUGH RARE. §§%;;;::,,
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,,,,,:«^§@ , LORE, THE OTTER FERRET? IT GOES IN , @§^«:,,,,,
,:«;^%§££@ RIVERS. THERE ARE A LOT OF FERRETS, @££§%^;«:,
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,,,::«;^§£ IS HARDLY EVER SEEN. IT MIGHT BE £§^;«::,,,
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,:«;^%§£@# , IT IS ACTUALLY A KIND OF FERRET. , #@£§%^;«:,
,:«;^%§£@@ THIS MAKES IT THE LARGEST OF THE @@£§%^;«:,
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,,,:«;^§££ BY THE FACT THAT IT'S ALMOST ££§^;«:,,,
,,,:;;;%£@ COMPLETELY UNKNOWN TO BIOLOGISTS. @£%;;;:,,,
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