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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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