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*^~,¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ¨¨¨¨¨,~^**
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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 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~^
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^~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ , 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 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ¨,~^**####
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~^
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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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