,,,^^»=$$& &$$=»^^,,,
,^»=$%&### ###&%$=»^,
,^»=$%&### ###&%$=»^,
,,,,,,^=%# #%=^,,,,,,
,^»=$%&### ###&%$=»^,
,,,^^^=$%# ,, FERRETS #%$=^^^,,,
,^»=$%&### ###&%$=»^,
,^»=$%&### ,,,^^^»===$%%%&##########&%%%$===»^^^,,, ###&%$=»^,
,^»=$%&### ###&%$=»^,
,^»=$&#### YOU SEE SOMETHING MOVE IN THE CORNER OF ####&$=»^,
,^»=$%&### YOUR EYE - PROBABLY ONE OF THESE. ###&%$=»^,
,,,^^==$&# #&$==^^,,,
,^»=$%&### BACKBONE ANIMALS. ###&%$=»^,
,,,,^^^=$& CAT-SNAKES, OR SO CALLED. &$=^^^,,,,
,,,,»»$&## COMES IN DIFFERENT FLAVOURS. ##&$»»,,,,
,^»=$%&### ###&%$=»^,
,,,,,,»$&# ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ THE MINK ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #&$»,,,,,,
,^»=$%&### ^ ^ ###&%$=»^,
,^»=$%&### ^ MINKS, ALSO CALLED THE SNOW FERRETS, ^ ###&%$=»^,
,^»=$%%&&# , MAKE UP THE "WANDERING FOOD SUPPLY" , #&&%%$=»^,
,,,,,»=%&# , 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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