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,,,,,,^~%%                                          %%~^,,,,,,
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,,,,,,^~%%                                          %%~^,,,,,,
,,,,,^~%%@                                          @%%~^,,,,,
,,,,^~%%@#     ,, ferrets                           #@%%~^,,,,
,,,^~%%@#@                                          @#@%%~^,,,
,,^~%%@#@# ,,,^^^~\\\%%%%@###@##@###@%%%%\\\~^^^,,, #@#@%%~^,,
,^~%%@#@##                                          ##@#@%%~^,
,,^~%%@#@# you see something move in the corner of  #@#@%%~^,,
,,,^~%%@#@     your eye - probably one of these.    @#@%%~^,,,
,,,,^~%%@#                                          #@%%~^,,,,
,,,,,^~%%@            backbone animals.             @%%~^,,,,,
,,,,,,^~%%         cat-snakes, or so called.        %%~^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^~%       comes in different flavours.       %~^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^~%%                                          %%~^,,,,,,
,,,,,^~%%@ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ the mink ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ @%%~^,,,,,
,,,,^~%%@# ^                                      ^ #@%%~^,,,,
,,,^~%%@#@ ^ 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.                                #@%%~^,,,,
,,,,,^~%%@                                          @%%~^,,,,,
,,,,,,^~%% ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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.          #@#@%%~^,,
,,,^~%%@#@                                          @#@%%~^,,,
,,,,^~%%@# ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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.                         #@%%~^,,,,
,,,^~%%@#@                                          @#@%%~^,,,
,,^~%%@#@# ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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.       %%~^,,,,,,
,,,,,^~%%@                                          @%%~^,,,,,
,,,,^~%%@# ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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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,,,^~%%@#@                                          @#@%%~^,,,
,,^~%%@#@#                                          #@#@%%~^,,