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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.       ,,,,,,,,~^
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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    ,,,,,,~^§£
&£§^~,,,,,   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 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,
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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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