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=^........ 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. .....^=*^£
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#&£^*=^... ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ the marten ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ...^=*^£
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##&£^*=^.. . 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. ...^=*^£
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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 ..........
.......... completely unknown to biologists. ..........
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