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¨¨¨¨¨¨,«†% CAT-SNAKES, OR SO CALLED. %†«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,«†%% COMES IN DIFFERENT FLAVOURS. %%†«,¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨,«†%%&@# ¨ MAKE UP THE "WANDERING FOOD SUPPLY" ¨ #@&%%†«,¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨,«†%% THEY PRESENT THEMSELVES, AND CAN BE %%†«,¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ , 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 %%†«,¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨,«†%%& ¨ HARVESTED FOR THEIR BEAUTIFUL FUR, ¨ &%%†«,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,«†%% THE WHITE COAT, VERY PRETTY, %%†«,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,«†% ALTHOUGH RARE. %†«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, ¨ 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 %†«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨,«†%%& LOCALS USE IT FOR SPORT FISHING. &%%†«,¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨,«†%%&@ ¨ 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 «,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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