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##@¤*^\»,. .. FERRETS .,»\^*¤@##
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#¤¤^^^\»,. 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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##@¤*^\»,. , 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 ....,»^*¤¤
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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 ...,,\**¤@
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@@¤¤*^\»,. THIS MAKES IT THE LARGEST OF THE .,»\^*¤¤@@
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###@¤*^\», EVOLVED AS WELL, BRED FOR USE AS A ,»\^*¤@###
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##@¤*^\»,. BY THE FACT THAT IT'S ALMOST .,»\^*¤@##
¤^»»...... COMPLETELY UNKNOWN TO BIOLOGISTS. ......»»^¤
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