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###&$%=«^. CAT-SNAKES, OR SO CALLED. .^«=%$&###
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&&%==«.... ^ MINKS, ALSO CALLED THE SNOW FERRETS, ^ ....«==%&&
&$$%«..... . MAKE UP THE "WANDERING FOOD SUPPLY" . .....«%$$&
###&$%=«^. . USED BY THE SHAMANS AND UNDERLINGS . .^«=%$&###
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###&$%=«^. . OFTEN USED FOR SPYING, OR STEALING. . .^«=%$&###
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###&$%=«^. THIS AS THEIR MAIN "PET" GOD. .^«=%$&###
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