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&$§†-:.... .. ferrets ....:-†§$&
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@&$§†-:... your eye - probably one of these. ...:-†§$&@
&$§†-:.... ....:-†§$&
$§†-:..... backbone animals. .....:-†§$
&$§†-:.... cat-snakes, or so called. ....:-†§$&
@&$§†-:... comes in different flavours. ...:-†§$&@
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#@@&$§†-:. ::::::::::::::: the mink ::::::::::::::: .:-†§$&@@#
@@&$§†-:.. : : ..:-†§$&@@
@&$§†-:... : minks, also called the snow ferrets, : ...:-†§$&@
&$§†-:.... . make up the "wandering food supply" . ....:-†§$&
$§†-:..... . used by the shamans and underlings . .....:-†§$
&$§†-:.... of kirugu vargir. when called upon, ....:-†§$&
@&$§†-:... they present themselves, and can be ...:-†§$&@
@@&$§†-:.. caught. ..:-†§$&@@
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@@&$§†-:.. :::::::::::::: the marten :::::::::::::: ..:-†§$&@@
@&$§†-:... : : ...:-†§$&@
&$§†-:.... : the marten is the sneakier one here, : ....:-†§$&
$§†-:..... . often used for spying, or stealing. . .....:-†§$
&$§†-:.... . in the older tales about vidmi, . ....:-†§$&
@&$§†-:... these are probs the ferrets that she ...:-†§$&@
@@&$§†-:.. was said to control. this connection ..:-†§$&@@
#@@&$§†-:. might explain why many denizens have .:-†§$&@@#
@@&$§†-:.. this as their main "pet" god. ..:-†§$&@@
@&$§†-:... ...:-†§$&@
&$§†-:.... :::::::::::::: the ermine :::::::::::::: ....:-†§$&
$§†-:..... : : .....:-†§$
&$§†-:.... : the lusher one in the family is the : ....:-†§$&
@&$§†-:... . ermine. used as bedwarmers, or . ...:-†§$&@
@@&$§†-:.. . harvested for their beautiful fur, . ..:-†§$&@@
#@@&$§†-:. the white coat, very pretty, .:-†§$&@@#
@@&$§†-:.. although rare. ..:-†§$&@@
@&$§†-:... ...:-†§$&@
&$§†-:.... ::::::::::::::: the mewn ::::::::::::::: ....:-†§$&
$§†-:..... : : .....:-†§$
&$§†-:.... . one of the most notable in kirugu . ....:-†§$&
@&$§†-:... . lore, the otter ferret? it goes in . ...:-†§$&@
@@&$§†-:.. rivers. there are a lot of ferrets, ..:-†§$&@@
#@@&$§†-:. but for some reason, this otter one .:-†§$&@@#
@@&$§†-:.. is hardly ever seen. it might be ..:-†§$&@@
@&$§†-:... that it is unbound...? ...:-†§$&@
&$§†-:.... locals use it for sport fishing. ....:-†§$&
$§†-:..... .....:-†§$
&$§†-:.... ::::::::::::::: the husky :::::::::::::: ....:-†§$&
@&$§†-:... : : ...:-†§$&@
@@&$§†-:.. . the husky may seem like a dog, but . ..:-†§$&@@
#@@&$§†-:. . it is actually a kind of ferret. . .:-†§$&@@#
@@&$§†-:.. this makes it the largest of the ..:-†§$&@@
@&$§†-:... phylum, and it's the most recently ...:-†§$&@
&$§†-:.... evolved as well, bred for use as a ....:-†§$&
$§†-:..... predator. it's made more dangerous .....:-†§$
&$§†-:.... by the fact that it's almost ....:-†§$&
@&$§†-:... completely unknown to biologists. ...:-†§$&@
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