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,,,,,,,,,,     ,, FERRETS                           ,,,,,,,,,,
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^«~,,,,,,, YOU SEE SOMETHING MOVE IN THE CORNER OF  ,,,,,,,~«^
†^«~,,,,,,     YOUR EYE - PROBABLY ONE OF THESE.    ,,,,,,~«^†
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£*†^«~,,,,            BACKBONE ANIMALS.             ,,,,~«^†*£
@£*†^«~,,,         CAT-SNAKES, OR SO CALLED.        ,,,~«^†*£@
#@£*†^«~,,       COMES IN DIFFERENT FLAVOURS.       ,,~«^†*£@#
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#@£*†^«~,, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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.                                ,,,,,,,,,~
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,,,,,,,,,, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE MARTEN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, ~ 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.                         ,,,,,~«^†*
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^«~,,,,,,, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE MEWN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,,,,,,,~«^
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~,,,,,,,,, , 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.       ,,,,,,,,,~
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^«~,,,,,,, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE HUSKY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,,,,,,,~«^
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*†^«~,,,,, , 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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