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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 ....~~~\^@
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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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