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@...@.@.@@ your eye - probably one of these. @@@@@@.@.@
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@@@...@@@@ 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 .@@...@..@
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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 -------------- @@..@@@@.@
.@@@@.@.@. - - .@.@...@@@
@...@@@@@. - 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 --------------- @....@.@..
@@@@@@..@@ - - @...@@@@.@
.....@.@.. . 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 @@.@@@@@@.
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