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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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