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#¨#¨¨#¨¨#¨                                          ¨¨¨#¨#¨##¨
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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.                                ¨#¨#¨#¨##¨
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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.          ¨#¨#¨#¨##¨
#¨#¨##¨##¨                                          ¨#¨#¨#¨¨#¨
#¨#¨¨#¨¨#¨ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ¨#¨#¨#¨##¨
#¨#¨##¨##¨ ~                                      ~ ¨#¨#¨#¨¨#¨
#¨#¨¨#¨¨#¨ ¨ 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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