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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 ##@§&$\=,,
,,=\$&§@## COMPLETELY UNKNOWN TO BIOLOGISTS. ##@§&$\=,,
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