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###§*;«,¨¨ YOUR EYE - PROBABLY ONE OF THESE. ¨¨,«;*§###
####§*;«,¨ ¨,«;*§####
###§*;«,¨¨ BACKBONE ANIMALS. ¨¨,«;*§###
##§*;«,¨¨¨ CAT-SNAKES, OR SO CALLED. ¨¨¨,«;*§##
#§*;«,¨¨¨¨ COMES IN DIFFERENT FLAVOURS. ¨¨¨¨,«;*§#
§*;«,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,«;*§
*;«,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 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 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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