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...&..&&&& .. ferrets .&&..&&...
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&..&&&..&& ...,,,»^^^§$$$#########&$$$§^^^»,,,... .&&&&&&..&
....&..... ..&&&&....
&&&...&&&& you see something move in the corner of &..&&..&&&
&&..&..&&. 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. &..&&&&&&&
..&&&&...& ....&&&&&&
...&&..&.. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 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. .&&....&&&
&&....&&&. ....&&..&&
&..&&..&.. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 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. &..&&&&..&
&&..&&...& ....&&....
.......&.. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 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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