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¨¨¨¨,«/$$@     ¨¨ FERRETS                           @$$/«,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,«/$$@#                                          #@$$/«,¨¨¨
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¨,«/$$@#@#                                          #@#@$$/«,¨
¨¨,«/$$@#@  YOU SEE SOMETHING MOVE IN THE CORNER OF @#@$$/«,¨¨
¨¨¨,«/$$@#     YOUR EYE - PROBABLY ONE OF THESE.    #@$$/«,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,«/$$@                                          @$$/«,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,«/$$            BACKBONE ANIMALS.             $$/«,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,«/$         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,   ¨ $/«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«/   THE WHITE COAT, VERY PRETTY,           /«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«   ALTHOUGH RARE.                         «,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,                                          ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, THE MEWN ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ,                                      , ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ONE OF THE MOST NOTABLE IN KIRUGU    ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ LORE, THE OTTER FERRET? IT GOES IN   ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   RIVERS. THERE ARE A LOT OF FERRETS,    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   BUT FOR SOME REASON, THIS OTTER ONE    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   IS HARDLY EVER SEEN. IT MIGHT BE       ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   THAT IT IS UNBOUND...?                 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   LOCALS USE IT FOR SPORT FISHING.       ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,« ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, THE HUSKY ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, «,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«/ ,                                      , /«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,«/$ ¨ 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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