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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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¨#¨¨##¨¨#¨                                          ##¨#¨¨#¨¨#
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