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¨,=\%@§@## ##@§@%\=,¨
¨,=\%@§@## ##@§@%\=,¨
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¨,=\%@§@## ¨¨ ferrets ##@§@%\=,¨
¨,=\%@§@## ##@§@%\=,¨
¨,=\%@§@## ¨¨¨,,,=\\\%@@@§@@@####@@@§@@@%\\\=,,,¨¨¨ ##@§@%\=,¨
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¨,=\%@§@## you see something move in the corner of ##@§@%\=,¨
¨,=\%@§@@@ your eye - probably one of these. @@@§@%\=,¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨=%§§ §§%=¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨,,==%@@§ backbone animals. §@@%==,,¨¨
¨,=\\\@§§@ cat-snakes, or so called. @§§@\\\=,¨
¨¨¨¨¨=\@§@ comes in different flavours. @§@\=¨¨¨¨¨
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¨,=\%@§@## ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the mink ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ##@§@%\=,¨
¨,=\%@§@## , , ##@§@%\=,¨
¨,=\%@§@## , 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 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ###@§@\=,¨
¨,=\%@§@## , , ##@§@%\=,¨
¨,=\%@§@## , 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. ###§@%\=,¨
¨,=\%@§@## ##@§@%\=,¨
¨,=\%@§@## ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the ermine ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ##@§@%\=,¨
¨,=\%@§@## , , ##@§@%\=,¨
¨¨¨==\\@@@ , 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. §§@@@%\=,¨
¨,=\%@§@## ##@§@%\=,¨
¨,=%@§@### ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the husky ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ###@§@%=,¨
¨¨¨¨¨=\\%§ , , §%\\=¨¨¨¨¨
¨,=\%@§@@@ ¨ 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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