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###@§*†«^. .^«†*§@###
#@@*«..... .....«*@@#
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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. ....^†§§@#
###@§*†«^. .^«†*§@###
###@§*†«^. .^«†*§@###
###@§*†«^. .^«†*§@###
@§†^^..... .....^^†§@
####@§*†^. .^†*§@####