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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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@££$/«~,,, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ the ermine ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,,,~«/$££@
#@££$/«~,, ~                                      ~ ,,~«/$££@#
##@££$/«~, ~ the lusher one in the family is the  ~ ,~«/$££@##
#@££$/«~,, , ermine. used as bedwarmers, or       , ,,~«/$££@#
@££$/«~,,, , harvested for their beautiful fur,   , ,,,~«/$££@
#@££$/«~,,   the white coat, very pretty,           ,,~«/$££@#
##@££$/«~,   although rare.                         ,~«/$££@##
#@££$/«~,,                                          ,,~«/$££@#
@££$/«~,,, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ the mewn ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,,,~«/$££@
#@££$/«~,, ~                                      ~ ,,~«/$££@#
##@££$/«~, , one of the most notable in kirugu    , ,~«/$££@##
#@££$/«~,, , lore, the otter ferret? it goes in   , ,,~«/$££@#
@££$/«~,,,   rivers. there are a lot of ferrets,    ,,,~«/$££@
#@££$/«~,,   but for some reason, this otter one    ,,~«/$££@#
##@££$/«~,   is hardly ever seen. it might be       ,~«/$££@##
#@££$/«~,,   that it is unbound...?                 ,,~«/$££@#
@££$/«~,,,   locals use it for sport fishing.       ,,,~«/$££@
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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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