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¨¨:~\%$$¤¤ YOU SEE SOMETHING MOVE IN THE CORNER OF ¤¤$$%\~:¨¨
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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. @$$$\:¨¨¨¨
¨:~\%$¤@## ##@¤$%\~:¨
¨:~\%$¤@## ::::::::::::::: THE MEWN ::::::::::::::: ##@¤$%\~:¨
¨:~\%$¤¤@@ : : @@¤¤$%\~:¨
¨:~\%$$¤¤@ ¨ 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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