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,,@,,,@,@@ ,, ferrets @,@,@@@,@,
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@,,,,,,,@@ you see something move in the corner of @@@,,@,,,@
,@,,,,,,@, your eye - probably one of these. ,,,@,@@,,@
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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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,,,@,,@@@,
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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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,,,,,,@,,@
@@@@@,@,,@ ~ ~ ,,,,,,@@,@
,,,,,@@@,@ ~ 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @@,,,@@,,@
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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. ,@,@@,,@@,
,@@,,,@,,@ ,@@@,@,@,@
@@,@,,@@,@ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ the husky ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,@,,@@@@@@
,,@@@,@,@@ ~ ~ ,@@,@,,,,,
,,@,,@@@@, , 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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