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#@**~~~~~. .. FERRETS .~~~~~**@#
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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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ....~**@@#
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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 .~~***@@##
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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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@**~~..... . 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 .~~***@###
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