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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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