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¨~«;%£§@@@ comes in different flavours. @@@§£%;«~¨
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¨~«;%£££§§ ¨ make up the "wandering food supply" ¨ §§£££%;«~¨
¨~«;%£§@@@ ¨ used by the shamans and underlings ¨ @@@§£%;«~¨
¨~«;%£§@@# of kirugu vargir. when called upon, #@@§£%;«~¨
¨¨¨¨¨««%§@ they present themselves, and can be @§%««¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨~;%§§§ ~ the marten is the sneakier one here, ~ §§§%;~¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨««%££@@ ¨ lore, the otter ferret? it goes in ¨ @@££%««¨¨¨
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¨~«;%£§§§§ is hardly ever seen. it might be §§§§£%;«~¨
¨¨¨~;;££§@ that it is unbound...? @§££;;~¨¨¨
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