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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 ::::::::::::::: ,,,,,,,,,:
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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 ,,,,,:~^†§
&§†^~:,,,, 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 :::::::::::::: ,,,,,,,,,,
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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 ::::::::::::::: ,,:~^†§&¶#
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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 :::::::::::::: ,,,,,,,,,,
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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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