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,,,,,,=$@@     ,, FERRETS                           @@$=,,,,,,
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,,=†$§@### YOU SEE SOMETHING MOVE IN THE CORNER OF  ###@§$†=,,
,,=†$§@###    YOUR EYE - PROBABLY ONE OF THESE.     ###@§$†=,,
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,,=†$§@###            BACKBONE ANIMALS.             ###@§$†=,,
,,=†$§@###         CAT-SNAKES, OR SO CALLED.        ###@§$†=,,
,,=†$§@###       COMES IN DIFFERENT FLAVOURS.       ###@§$†=,,
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,,,,,=$$@@ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, THE MINK ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, @@$$=,,,,,
,,=†$§§@## ,                                      , ##@§§$†=,,
,,=†$§@### , MINKS, ALSO CALLED THE SNOW FERRETS, , ###@§$†=,,
,,=†$§§@@# , MAKE UP THE "WANDERING FOOD SUPPLY"  , #@@§§$†=,,
,,,,==††§# , USED BY THE SHAMANS AND UNDERLINGS   , #§††==,,,,
,,,,=†$@@@   OF KIRUGU VARGIR. WHEN CALLED UPON,    @@@$†=,,,,
,,,,†$§§##   THEY PRESENT THEMSELVES, AND CAN BE    ##§§$†,,,,
,,=†$$$@@#   CAUGHT.                                #@@$$$†=,,
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,,=†$§§@## ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, THE MARTEN ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ##@§§$†=,,
,,=†$§@### ,                                      , ###@§$†=,,
,,,,††$@@# , THE MARTEN IS THE SNEAKIER ONE HERE, , #@@$††,,,,
,,=†$§@### , OFTEN USED FOR SPYING, OR STEALING.  , ###@§$†=,,
,,=†$§@### , IN THE OLDER TALES ABOUT VIDMI,      , ###@§$†=,,
,,,,=$$@@@   THESE ARE PROBS THE FERRETS THAT SHE   @@@$$=,,,,
,,=†$§####   WAS SAID TO CONTROL. THIS CONNECTION   ####§$†=,,
,,=†$§@###   MIGHT EXPLAIN WHY MANY DENIZENS HAVE   ###@§$†=,,
,,=†$§§@##   THIS AS THEIR MAIN "PET" GOD.          ##@§§$†=,,
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,,=†$§@### ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, THE ERMINE ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ###@§$†=,,
,,,=†††$@# ,                                      , #@$†††=,,,
,,=†$§@### , THE LUSHER ONE IN THE FAMILY IS THE  , ###@§$†=,,
,,,,,,†§§@ , ERMINE. USED AS BEDWARMERS, OR       , @§§†,,,,,,
,,=†$§@### , HARVESTED FOR THEIR BEAUTIFUL FUR,   , ###@§$†=,,
,,=†$§@###   THE WHITE COAT, VERY PRETTY,           ###@§$†=,,
,,=†$§@###   ALTHOUGH RARE.                         ###@§$†=,,
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,=†$§@#### ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, THE MEWN ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ####@§$†=,
,,=†$§@### ,                                      , ###@§$†=,,
,,=†$§@### , ONE OF THE MOST NOTABLE IN KIRUGU    , ###@§$†=,,
,,,,,==$$@ , LORE, THE OTTER FERRET? IT GOES IN   , @$$==,,,,,
,=†$§@####   RIVERS. THERE ARE A LOT OF FERRETS,    ####@§$†=,
,,,,,=†$@@   BUT FOR SOME REASON, THIS OTTER ONE    @@$†=,,,,,
,,=†$§@###   IS HARDLY EVER SEEN. IT MIGHT BE       ###@§$†=,,
,,=†$§@###   THAT IT IS UNBOUND...?                 ###@§$†=,,
,,=†$§@###   LOCALS USE IT FOR SPORT FISHING.       ###@§$†=,,
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,,=†$§@### ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, THE HUSKY ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ###@§$†=,,
,,=†$§@### ,                                      , ###@§$†=,,
,,=†$§@### , THE HUSKY MAY SEEM LIKE A DOG, BUT   , ###@§$†=,,
,,,,††$@@@ , IT IS ACTUALLY A KIND OF FERRET.     , @@@$††,,,,
,,=†$§@###   THIS MAKES IT THE LARGEST OF THE       ###@§$†=,,
,,=†$§@###   PHYLUM, AND IT'S THE MOST RECENTLY     ###@§$†=,,
,,=†$§@###   EVOLVED AS WELL, BRED FOR USE AS A     ###@§$†=,,
,,=†$§@###   PREDATOR. IT'S MADE MORE DANGEROUS     ###@§$†=,,
,,,,==†§§@   BY THE FACT THAT IT'S ALMOST           @§§†==,,,,
,,=†$§@@##   COMPLETELY UNKNOWN TO BIOLOGISTS.      ##@@§$†=,,
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