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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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