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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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