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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. @%%%==~,,,
,~~=%%@@## ##@@%%=~~,
,,,,,~~=%@ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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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,~~~~~%@@# #@@%~~~~~,