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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.          %==^,,,,,,
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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.                         &*%==^,,,,
,,,^==%*&#                                          #&*%==^,,,
,,^==%*&## ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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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