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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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