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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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###$//--~, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ the marten ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,~--//$###
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#@##$*/-~, ~ the marten is the sneakier one here, ~ ,~-/*$##@#
##@##$*-~, , often used for spying, or stealing. , ,~-*$##@##
#@##$*/-~, , in the older tales about vidmi, , ,~-/*$##@#
#$*-,,,,,, these are probs the ferrets that she ,,,,,,-*$#
####$*/-~, was said to control. this connection ,~-/*$####
##$/~,,,,, might explain why many denizens have ,,,,,~/$##
#@##$*/-~, this as their main "pet" god. ,~-/*$##@#
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@##$**/-~, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ the ermine ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,~-/**$##@
###*-~~,,, ~ ~ ,,,~~-*###
#@##$*/-~, ~ the lusher one in the family is the ~ ,~-/*$##@#
#@##$*/-~, , ermine. used as bedwarmers, or , ,~-/*$##@#
####$*/-~, , harvested for their beautiful fur, , ,~-/*$####
#@##$*/-~, the white coat, very pretty, ,~-/*$##@#
@###$*/-~, although rare. ,~-/*$###@
#@##$*/-~, ,~-/*$##@#
#$$*//-~,, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ the mewn ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,,~-//*$$#
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@@##$*/-~, , one of the most notable in kirugu , ,~-/*$##@@
#@##$*/-~, , lore, the otter ferret? it goes in , ,~-/*$##@#
#$*/-~,,,, rivers. there are a lot of ferrets, ,,,,~-/*$#
#@##$*/-~, but for some reason, this otter one ,~-/*$##@#
#@##$*/-~, is hardly ever seen. it might be ,~-/*$##@#
###$/--,,, that it is unbound...? ,,,--/$###
####$*/-~, locals use it for sport fishing. ,~-/*$####
#@##$*/-~, ,~-/*$##@#
#$*/--,,,, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ the husky ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,,,,--/*$#
##@##$/-~, ~ ~ ,~-/$##@##
@@##$*/-~, , the husky may seem like a dog, but , ,~-/*$##@@
#$//~~~,,, , it is actually a kind of ferret. , ,,,~~~//$#
#$//---~~, this makes it the largest of the ,~~---//$#
@@##$*/-~, phylum, and it's the most recently ,~-/*$##@@
@@##$*/-~, evolved as well, bred for use as a ,~-/*$##@@
@###$*/-~, predator. it's made more dangerous ,~-/*$###@
#@##$*/-~, by the fact that it's almost ,~-/*$##@#
##@#$*/-~, completely unknown to biologists. ,~-/*$#@##
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