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¨^~*§$$$##   was said to control. this connection   ##$$$§*~^¨
¨^~*§$£###   might explain why many denizens have   ###£$§*~^¨
¨^~*§$£###   this as their main "pet" god.          ###£$§*~^¨
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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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¨^~*§$£### ¨ one of the most notable in kirugu    ¨ ###£$§*~^¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~§£ ¨ 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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¨^~*§$££## ¨ the husky may seem like a dog, but   ¨ ##££$§*~^¨
¨¨¨¨~~*§£# ¨ it is actually a kind of ferret.     ¨ #£§*~~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^*$$£   this makes it the largest of the       £$$*^¨¨¨¨¨
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¨^~*§$£###   evolved as well, bred for use as a     ###£$§*~^¨
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¨^~*§$£###   completely unknown to biologists.      ###£$§*~^¨
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