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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 -------------- .-»†*¶##
##¶#&*†»-. - - .-»†*¶##
#&††-..... - 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 -------------- .-»†*¶##
##¶#&*†»-. - - .-»†*¶##
#¶##&*†»-. - 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 --------------- .-»†*&¶#
¶&†-...... - - ......-†&¶
#&*»-..... . 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 -------------- .-»†*&&&&¶
##¶#&*†»-. - - .-»†*¶##
#*»....... . 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 .-»†*¶##
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##¶#&*†»-. completely unknown to biologists. .-»†*¶##
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