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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 --------------- ##@££^\«-,
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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    ##@££^\«-,
,,-«\^££@#   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 -------------- #@££^\«-,,
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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     #@££^\«-,,
,-«\^££@##   predator. it's made more dangerous     ##@££^\«-,
,,-«\^££@#   by the fact that it's almost           #@££^\«-,,
,-«\^££@##   completely unknown to biologists.      ##@££^\«-,
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