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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 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ~^........
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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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