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##@§£**~.. comes in different flavours. ..~**£§@##
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##@§£**~.. ............... the mink ............... ..~**£§@##
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##@§£**~.. . make up the "wandering food supply" . ..~**£§@##
#@@§£**~.. . used by the shamans and underlings . ..~**£§@@#
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§**~...... 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, . ..~**£§@##
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##@§£**~.. 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 ..~**£§@##
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