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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 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ †/«^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^«/ ^                                      ^ /«^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^« ^ 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.          «^,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,^«/† ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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.       ,,,,,,,,,,
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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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