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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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