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....~«^†§£     .. FERRETS                           £§†^«~....
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..~«^†§£@# ...~~~«^^^†§§§£@@@####@@@£§§§†^^^«~~~... #@£§†^«~..
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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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ †^«~......
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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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ £§†^«~....
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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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #@£§†^«~..
.~«^†§£@## ~                                      ~ ##@£§†^«~.
..~«^†§£@# . 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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