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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.       £*†~,.....
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.......,~† ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, THE MINK ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, †~,.......
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........., , 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.          @##£*†~,..
...,~†*£##                                          ##£*†~,...
....,~†*£# ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 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 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ..........
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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.       #£*†~,....
...,~†*£##                                          ##£*†~,...
..,~†*£##@ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 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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