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,,=*†$£###    YOUR EYE - PROBABLY ONE OF THESE.     ###£$†*=,,
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,,=*†$£@##            BACKBONE ANIMALS.             ##@£$†*=,,
,,=*†$£@##        CAT-SNAKES, OR SO CALLED.         ##@£$†*=,,
,,,,=***$@       COMES IN DIFFERENT FLAVOURS.       @$***=,,,,
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,,=*†$£@## ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, THE MINK ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ##@£$†*=,,
,,,,==**†£ ,                                      , £†**==,,,,
,,,,=*†$££ , MINKS, ALSO CALLED THE SNOW FERRETS, , ££$†*=,,,,
,,=*††$$$£ , MAKE UP THE "WANDERING FOOD SUPPLY"  , £$$$††*=,,
,,=*†$£@## , USED BY THE SHAMANS AND UNDERLINGS   , ##@£$†*=,,
,,=*†$$$£#   OF KIRUGU VARGIR. WHEN CALLED UPON,    #£$$$†*=,,
,,=*†$£@##   THEY PRESENT THEMSELVES, AND CAN BE    ##@£$†*=,,
,,=*†$£@##   CAUGHT.                                ##@£$†*=,,
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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,           £†*=====,,
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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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