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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. ..........
...&..&... &.........
....&..&.. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 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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