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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.       ¨@¨@¨¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨¨@¨@                                          ¨@¨@¨@@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨@@¨@ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 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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