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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.       %†~.......
......~†%&                                          &%†~......
.....~†%&@ ............... 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.                         †~........
.......~†%                                          %†~.......
......~†%& ............... 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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