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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. #@&¤$=~,..
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....,~=$¤& ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the ermine ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, &¤$=~,....
.....,~=$¤ , , ¤$=~,.....
......,~=$ , the lusher one in the family is the , $=~,......
.......,~= . ermine. used as bedwarmers, or . =~,.......
........,~ . harvested for their beautiful fur, . ~,........
........., the white coat, very pretty, ,.........
.......... although rare. ..........
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.......... ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the mewn ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ..........
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........,~ . one of the most notable in kirugu . ~,........
.......,~= . lore, the otter ferret? it goes in . =~,.......
......,~=$ 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. #@&¤$=~,..
.,~=$¤&@## ##@&¤$=~,.
..,~=$¤&@# ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 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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