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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 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, #,,#,,#,,#
,,,#,##,,# ,                                      , ,#,##,##,#
#,,###,#,# , 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.       ,###,##,#,
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,,,,##,##, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 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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