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¨¨#¨#¨#¨#¨     ¨¨ FERRETS                           #####¨#¨#¨
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####¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨##¨¨¨
#¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨  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.          ¨¨##¨##¨#¨
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#¨¨#¨¨###¨ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 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.       ¨####¨##¨#
¨#¨¨###¨##                                          ¨#¨¨¨##¨##
###¨#¨¨##¨ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 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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