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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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####¤%^=«¨ , 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 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 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 ¨,«=^%¤###
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###¤%^=«,¨ THAT IT IS UNBOUND...? ¨,«=^%¤###
#%^««¨¨¨¨¨ LOCALS USE IT FOR SPORT FISHING. ¨¨¨¨¨««^%#
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¤%^«,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ 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 ¨,«=^%####
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