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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 .&..&.&&..
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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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