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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 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, #@@@@%†«,.
.,««††%@@@ ,                                      , @@@%††««,.
.,«†%@@@@# . 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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