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¶§$%†~-¨¨¨     ¨¨ FERRETS                           ¨¨¨-~†%$§¶
§$%†~-¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨-~†%$§
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%†~-¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨-~†%
†~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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$%†~-¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨-~†%$