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.:=†^££###       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   . ###££^†=:.
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.:=†^££###   they present themselves, and can be    ###££^†=:.
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.:=†^££### . 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   ##££^†=:..
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..:=†^££##   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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..:=†^££## . 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 may seem like a dog, but   . ##££^†=:..
.:=†^££### . it is actually a kind of ferret.     . ###££^†=:.
..:=†^££##   this makes it the largest of the       ##££^†=:..
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..:=†^££##   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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