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¨^«\†¤&@## ##@&¤†\«^¨
¨^«\†¤&@## ¨¨ FERRETS ##@&¤†\«^¨
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¨¨¨¨¨^\¤@# YOUR EYE - PROBABLY ONE OF THESE. #@¤\^¨¨¨¨¨
¨^\†¤&@### ###@&¤†\^¨
¨¨¨^«††&&& 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. &†\^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨^«\†¤&@## ##@&¤†\«^¨
¨^«\†¤&@## ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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. ###@¤†\«^¨
¨^«\†¤&@## ##@&¤†\«^¨
¨¨¨^\††&@@ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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. ##@&¤†\«^¨
¨¨¨^^^\\†& &†\\^^^¨¨¨
¨¨¨«\\†¤&& ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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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