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,,.«;%§¤£@     ,, FERRETS                           @£¤§%;«.,,
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,,.«;%§¤£@ ,,,...«;;;%§§§¤£££@##@£££¤§§§%;;;«...,,, @£¤§%;«.,,
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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 .............. %;«.,,,,,,
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,,,,.«;%§¤ . 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 .............. %;«.,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,.« . 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 ............... ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, , 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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