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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 :::::::::::::: #...#...#.
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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 ..#....#..
..#...#..# THIS AS THEIR MAIN "PET" GOD. ...#....#.
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#...#...#. :::::::::::::: THE ERMINE :::::::::::::: .....#....
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..#...#... : 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 ::::::::::::::: .###..#...
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.....#.... . 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 :::::::::::::: ....#.##..
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...###..#. . 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 ###.......
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