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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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