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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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @#@£=*«~,,
,~«*=£@#@# ~                                      ~ #@#@£=*«~,
~«*=£@#@## ~ 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ##@#@£=*«~
,~«*=£@#@# ~                                      ~ #@#@£=*«~,
,,~«*=£@#@ , 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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