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&.&.&&...& .. ferrets &.&&.&.&&.
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...&&&.&&& ...^^^-:::†%%%&@@@@##@@@@&%%%†:::-^^^... .&&...&&..
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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. &&&......&
&.&&..&&&& ..&.....&.
&&.&.&.... ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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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