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¨^-†%%¤### YOUR EYE - PROBABLY ONE OF THESE. ###¤%%†-^¨
¨^-†%%%¤¤# #¤¤%%%†-^¨
¨¨¨¨¨^†%%¤ BACKBONE ANIMALS. ¤%%†^¨¨¨¨¨
¨^-†%%¤### CAT-SNAKES, OR SO CALLED. ###¤%%†-^¨
¨¨¨¨¨^†%## 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 ¨ ###¤%%†-^¨
¨^^-††%%%# OF KIRUGU VARGIR. WHEN CALLED UPON, #%%%††-^^¨
¨¨¨¨¨--†%# THEY PRESENT THEMSELVES, AND CAN BE #%†--¨¨¨¨¨
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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 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 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ##¤%%†-^^¨
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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 ¤%†††-^¨¨¨
¨^-†%%¤### COMPLETELY UNKNOWN TO BIOLOGISTS. ###¤%%†-^¨
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