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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. ,~-::§§§@#
#@#@$§:-~, ,~-:§$@#@#
##@#$§:-~, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ the mink ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,~-:§$#@##
###@$§:-~, ~ ~ ,~-:§$@###
#@#@$§:-~, ~ minks, also called the snow ferrets, ~ ,~-:§$@#@#
@$:--,,,,, , make up the "wandering food supply" , ,,,,,--:$@
#$:::~,,,, , used by the shamans and underlings , ,,,,~:::$#
@@@@$§:-~, of kirugu vargir. when called upon, ,~-:§$@@@@
##@#@$:-~, they present themselves, and can be ,~-:$@#@##
###@$§:-~, caught. ,~-:§$@###
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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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,,,,--§§@#
@$$§:~,,,, ~ ~ ,,,,~:§$$@
###@$§:-~, , one of the most notable in kirugu , ,~-:§$@###
##@#@$:-~, , lore, the otter ferret? it goes in , ,~-:$@#@##
#@#@$§:-~, rivers. there are a lot of ferrets, ,~-:§$@#@#
##@@$§:-~, but for some reason, this otter one ,~-:§$@@##
@#$§:::-~, is hardly ever seen. it might be ,~-:::§$#@
##@$::--~, that it is unbound...? ,~--::$@##
##$$:--~~, locals use it for sport fishing. ,~~--:$$##
#@#@$§:-~, ,~-:§$@#@#
#@#@$§:-~, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ the husky ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,~-:§$@#@#
###@$§:-~, ~ ~ ,~-:§$@###
##@@$§:-~, , the husky may seem like a dog, but , ,~-:§$@@##
###@$§:-~, , it is actually a kind of ferret. , ,~-:§$@###
##@@$§:-~, this makes it the largest of the ,~-:§$@@##
##@@$§:-~, phylum, and it's the most recently ,~-:§$@@##
#@#@$§:-~, evolved as well, bred for use as a ,~-:§$@#@#
@@§:--,,,, predator. it's made more dangerous ,,,,--:§@@
#@#@$§:-~, by the fact that it's almost ,~-:§$@#@#
##@@$§:-~, completely unknown to biologists. ,~-:§$@@##
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