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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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#£§$/«,... , MINKS, ALSO CALLED THE SNOW FERRETS, , ...,«/$§£#
£§$/«,.... . MAKE UP THE "WANDERING FOOD SUPPLY"  . ....,«/$§£
§$/«,..... . USED BY THE SHAMANS AND UNDERLINGS   . .....,«/$§
$/«,......   OF KIRUGU VARGIR. WHEN CALLED UPON,    ......,«/$
/«,.......   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     .......,«/
$/«,......   EVOLVED AS WELL, BRED FOR USE AS A     ......,«/$
§$/«,.....   PREDATOR. IT'S MADE MORE DANGEROUS     .....,«/$§
£§$/«,....   BY THE FACT THAT IT'S ALMOST           ....,«/$§£
#£§$/«,...   COMPLETELY UNKNOWN TO BIOLOGISTS.      ...,«/$§£#
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