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,,,,,,,,,, ,, Ferrets ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,~«= You See Something Move In The Corner Of =«~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~«=% Your Eye - Probably One Of These. %=«~,,,,,,
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,,,,~«=%§@ 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,,,,,,,,,,
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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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @@§%=«~,,,
,,~«=%§@@# ~ ~ #@@§%=«~,,
,~«=%§@@## ~ 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. §%=«~,,,,,
,,,,,,~«=% %=«~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~«= ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ =«~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~«=% ~ ~ %=«~,,,,,,
,,,,,~«=%§ , 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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