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,,,,,^«\†§     ,, FERRETS                           §†\«^,,,,,
,,,,^«\†§£                                          £§†\«^,,,,
,,,^«\†§£¶ ,,,^^^«\\\†§§§£¶¶¶@##@¶¶¶£§§§†\\\«^^^,,, ¶£§†\«^,,,
,,^«\†§£¶@                                          @¶£§†\«^,,
,^«\†§£¶@# YOU SEE SOMETHING MOVE IN THE CORNER OF  #@¶£§†\«^,
,,^«\†§£¶@    YOUR EYE - PROBABLY ONE OF THESE.     @¶£§†\«^,,
,,,^«\†§£¶                                          ¶£§†\«^,,,
,,,,^«\†§£             BACKBONE ANIMALS.            £§†\«^,,,,
,,,,,^«\†§        CAT-SNAKES, OR SO CALLED.         §†\«^,,,,,
,,,,,,^«\†       COMES IN DIFFERENT FLAVOURS.       †\«^,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,^« ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^« ^                                      ^ «^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^«\ ^ 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.                         ^,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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.       \«^,,,,,,,
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,,,,,^«\†§ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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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