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###..###.# your eye - probably one of these. .########.
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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 #.#.....#.
.#.#.#...# 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, ...#.#..#.
.###..#### 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 .###...###
.#.##....# by the fact that it's almost #..#..#..#
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