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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 ::::::::::::::: @@*†«:....
.:«:†*&@## :                                      : ##@&*†:«:.
..:«:::†*@ : 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 :::::::::::::: @&&&*†:«:.
.:«:†*&@## :                                      : ##@&*†:«:.
.:«:†*&@## : 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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