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.~=**%§£##             Backbone Animals.            ##£§%**=~.
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.~=**%§£##       Comes In Different Flavours.       ##£§%**=~.
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.~=****§§§ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Mink ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ §§§****=~.
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...=**%%%§ . Make Up The "Wandering Food Supply"  . §%%%**=...
.~=**%§§££ . Used By The Shamans And Underlings   . ££§§%**=~.
.~=**%§£##   Of Kirugu vargir. When Called Upon,    ##£§%**=~.
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.~=**%£###   Caught.                                ###£%**=~.
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....===*§£ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Marten ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ £§*===....
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.~=**%§£## ~ The Marten Is The Sneakier One Here, ~ ##£§%**=~.
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...~~=*%£#   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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.~=**%§£## . 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   . ##£§%**=~.
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.~=**%§££#   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       ##£§%**=~.
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.~=**%§£##   Evolved As Well, Bred For Use As A     ##£§%**=~.
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.~=**%§£##   Completely Unknown To BiologistS.      ##£§%**=~.
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