,,~:$%§@##                                          ##@§%$:~,,
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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.                                #@%$$:,,,,
,,~:$%%§§§                                          §§§%%$:~,,
,,,,~$$$$§ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, THE MARTEN ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, §$$$$~,,,,
,,~:$%§@## ,                                      , ##@§%$:~,,
,,,,,:%§§§ , THE MARTEN IS THE SNEAKIER ONE HERE, , §§§%:,,,,,
,,~:$%§@## , OFTEN USED FOR SPYING, OR STEALING.  , ##@§%$:~,,
,,~:$%§@## , IN THE OLDER TALES ABOUT VIDMI,      , ##@§%$:~,,
,,~:$%§§§@   THESE ARE PROBS THE FERRETS THAT SHE   @§§§%$:~,,
,,~:$%§@##   WAS SAID TO CONTROL. THIS CONNECTION   ##@§%$:~,,
,,~:$%§@##   MIGHT EXPLAIN WHY MANY DENIZENS HAVE   ##@§%$:~,,
,,,,,,::$§   THIS AS THEIR MAIN "PET" GOD.          §$::,,,,,,
,,~:$%§§§§                                          §§§§%$:~,,
,,~:$%§@## ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, THE ERMINE ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ##@§%$:~,,
,,~:$%§@## ,                                      , ##@§%$:~,,
,,~:$%§@## , THE LUSHER ONE IN THE FAMILY IS THE  , ##@§%$:~,,
,,~:$%§@## , ERMINE. USED AS BEDWARMERS, OR       , ##@§%$:~,,
,,~:$%§@## , HARVESTED FOR THEIR BEAUTIFUL FUR,   , ##@§%$:~,,
,,~:$%§@##   THE WHITE COAT, VERY PRETTY,           ##@§%$:~,,
,,,,,~$§@#   ALTHOUGH RARE.                         #@§$~,,,,,
,,~:$%§@##                                          ##@§%$:~,,
,,,,,,~$%@ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, THE MEWN ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, @%$~,,,,,,
,,,,,:::%@ ,                                      , @%:::,,,,,
,,,,,,,~$§ , ONE OF THE MOST NOTABLE IN KIRUGU    , §$~,,,,,,,
,,,~:$%%%§ , LORE, THE OTTER FERRET? IT GOES IN   , §%%%$:~,,,
,,,,,~$$%@   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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