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##¶¤%§†~:. : minks, also called the snow ferrets, : .:~†§%¤¶##
##¶¤%§†~:. . make up the "wandering food supply" . .:~†§%¤¶##
##¶¤%§†~:. . used by the shamans and underlings . .:~†§%¤¶##
##¶¤%§†~:. of kirugu vargir. when called upon, .:~†§%¤¶##
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###¶¤§†~:. was said to control. this connection .:~†§¤¶###
#¶%§~:.... might explain why many denizens have ....:~§%¶#
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##¶¤%§†~:. :::::::::::::: the ermine :::::::::::::: .:~†§%¤¶##
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##¶¤%§†~:. 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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##¶¤%§†~:. . it is actually a kind of ferret. . .:~†§%¤¶##
###¤%§†~:. this makes it the largest of the .:~†§%¤###
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