,,,,,~^*$§                                          §$*^~,,,,,
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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.      #@§$*^~,,,
,,~^*$§@##                                          ##@§$*^~,,
,,,~^*$§@#                                          #@§$*^~,,,
,,,,~^*$§@                                          @§$*^~,,,,
,,,,,~^*$§                                          §$*^~,,,,,
,,,,,,~^*$                                          $*^~,,,,,,