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¨¨¨¨,«=%$¤        CAT-SNAKES, OR SO CALLED.         ¤$%=«,¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨,«=%$¤£ , MINKS, ALSO CALLED THE SNOW FERRETS, , £¤$%=«,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,«=%$¤ ¨ MAKE UP THE "WANDERING FOOD SUPPLY"  ¨ ¤$%=«,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,«=%$ ¨ USED BY THE SHAMANS AND UNDERLINGS   ¨ $%=«,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,«=%   OF KIRUGU VARGIR. WHEN CALLED UPON,    %=«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«=   THEY PRESENT THEMSELVES, AND CAN BE    =«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨,«=%$¤£# ¨ 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   $%=«,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,«=%   THIS AS THEIR MAIN "PET" GOD.          %=«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨,«=% ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, THE ERMINE ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, %=«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨,«=%$¤£#   ALTHOUGH RARE.                         #£¤$%=«,¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«= ¨ LORE, THE OTTER FERRET? IT GOES IN   ¨ =«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,«=%   RIVERS. THERE ARE A LOT OF FERRETS,    %=«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,«=%$   BUT FOR SOME REASON, THIS OTTER ONE    $%=«,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,«=%$¤   IS HARDLY EVER SEEN. IT MIGHT BE       ¤$%=«,¨¨¨¨
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¨¨,«=%$¤£#   LOCALS USE IT FOR SPORT FISHING.       #£¤$%=«,¨¨
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¨¨¨¨,«=%$¤ ¨ 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     %=«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
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