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¨--;%%%###     ¨¨ FERRETS                           ###%%%;--¨
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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...?                 @@#%;----¨
¨¨¨¨-;;%$@   LOCALS USE IT FOR SPORT FISHING.       @$%;;-¨¨¨¨
¨--;%$####                                          ####$%;--¨
¨--;%$#@## --------------- THE HUSKY -------------- ##@#$%;--¨
¨--;%$#@## -                                      - ##@#$%;--¨
¨-;%$#@### ¨ THE HUSKY MAY SEEM LIKE A DOG, BUT   ¨ ###@#$%;-¨
¨--;%$###@ ¨ IT IS ACTUALLY A KIND OF FERRET.     ¨ @###$%;--¨
¨¨¨--%$###   THIS MAKES IT THE LARGEST OF THE       ###$%--¨¨¨
¨--;%$#@##   PHYLUM, AND IT'S THE MOST RECENTLY     ##@#$%;--¨
¨¨¨¨-;;$$@   EVOLVED AS WELL, BRED FOR USE AS A     @$$;;-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-;%#@   PREDATOR. IT'S MADE MORE DANGEROUS     @#%;-¨¨¨¨¨
¨--;%$##@@   BY THE FACT THAT IT'S ALMOST           @@##$%;--¨
¨¨¨---%$#@   COMPLETELY UNKNOWN TO BIOLOGISTS.      @#$%---¨¨¨
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