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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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