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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 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~; ^                                      ^ ;~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^~;% ^ 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.       %;~^¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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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