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#@@#**/»^, ,, FERRETS ,^»/**#@@#
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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 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ,^»/**###@
#@@#**/»^, ^ ^ ,^»/**#@@#
#@@#**/»^, ^ 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 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ,^»/**#@@@
##@#**/»^, ^ ^ ,^»/**#@##
#@@#**/»^, ^ 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 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ,^»/**#@@#
##@@**/»^, ^ ^ ,^»/**@@##
##**/»»,,, , 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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