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¨~«/^^&&&¶ ¨ USED BY THE SHAMANS AND UNDERLINGS ¨ ¶&&&^^/«~¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨«^&¶ ¨ OFTEN USED FOR SPYING, OR STEALING. ¨ ¶&^«¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨«/^&¶ ¨ IN THE OLDER TALES ABOUT VIDMI, ¨ ¶&^/«¨¨¨¨¨
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¨~«/^&&¶## THIS AS THEIR MAIN "PET" GOD. ##¶&&^/«~¨
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¨~~~~/&&¶# ¨ HARVESTED FOR THEIR BEAUTIFUL FUR, ¨ #¶&&/~~~~¨
¨~«/^&&¶## THE WHITE COAT, VERY PRETTY, ##¶&&^/«~¨
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¨~«/^&&### ¨ LORE, THE OTTER FERRET? IT GOES IN ¨ ###&&^/«~¨
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¨~«/^&&¶## EVOLVED AS WELL, BRED FOR USE AS A ##¶&&^/«~¨
¨~«/^&&¶## PREDATOR. IT'S MADE MORE DANGEROUS ##¶&&^/«~¨
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