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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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,~«:$§¤###             BACKBONE ANIMALS.            ###¤§$:«~,
,,~«:$§¤##         CAT-SNAKES, OR SO CALLED.        ##¤§$:«~,,
,,,~«:$§¤#       COMES IN DIFFERENT FLAVOURS.       #¤§$:«~,,,
,,~«:$§¤##                                          ##¤§$:«~,,
,~«:$§¤### ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE MINK ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ###¤§$:«~,
,,~«:$§¤## ~                                      ~ ##¤§$:«~,,
,,,~«:$§¤# ~ MINKS, ALSO CALLED THE SNOW FERRETS, ~ #¤§$:«~,,,
,,~«:$§¤## , MAKE UP THE "WANDERING FOOD SUPPLY"  , ##¤§$:«~,,
,~«:$§¤### , USED BY THE SHAMANS AND UNDERLINGS   , ###¤§$:«~,
,,~«:$§¤##   OF KIRUGU VARGIR. WHEN CALLED UPON,    ##¤§$:«~,,
,,,~«:$§¤#   THEY PRESENT THEMSELVES, AND CAN BE    #¤§$:«~,,,
,,~«:$§¤##   CAUGHT.                                ##¤§$:«~,,
,~«:$§¤###                                          ###¤§$:«~,
,,~«:$§¤## ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE MARTEN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ##¤§$:«~,,
,,,~«:$§¤# ~                                      ~ #¤§$:«~,,,
,,~«:$§¤## ~ THE MARTEN IS THE SNEAKIER ONE HERE, ~ ##¤§$:«~,,
,~«:$§¤### , OFTEN USED FOR SPYING, OR STEALING.  , ###¤§$:«~,
,,~«:$§¤## , IN THE OLDER TALES ABOUT VIDMI,      , ##¤§$:«~,,
,,,~«:$§¤#   THESE ARE PROBS THE FERRETS THAT SHE   #¤§$:«~,,,
,,~«:$§¤##   WAS SAID TO CONTROL. THIS CONNECTION   ##¤§$:«~,,
,~«:$§¤###   MIGHT EXPLAIN WHY MANY DENIZENS HAVE   ###¤§$:«~,
,,~«:$§¤##   THIS AS THEIR MAIN "PET" GOD.          ##¤§$:«~,,
,,,~«:$§¤#                                          #¤§$:«~,,,
,,~«:$§¤## ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE ERMINE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ##¤§$:«~,,
,~«:$§¤### ~                                      ~ ###¤§$:«~,
,,~«:$§¤## ~ THE LUSHER ONE IN THE FAMILY IS THE  ~ ##¤§$:«~,,
,,,~«:$§¤# , ERMINE. USED AS BEDWARMERS, OR       , #¤§$:«~,,,
,,~«:$§¤## , HARVESTED FOR THEIR BEAUTIFUL FUR,   , ##¤§$:«~,,
,~«:$§¤###   THE WHITE COAT, VERY PRETTY,           ###¤§$:«~,
,,~«:$§¤##   ALTHOUGH RARE.                         ##¤§$:«~,,
,,,~«:$§¤#                                          #¤§$:«~,,,
,,~«:$§¤## ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE MEWN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ##¤§$:«~,,
,~«:$§¤### ~                                      ~ ###¤§$:«~,
,,~«:$§¤## , ONE OF THE MOST NOTABLE IN KIRUGU    , ##¤§$:«~,,
,,,~«:$§¤# , LORE, THE OTTER FERRET? IT GOES IN   , #¤§$:«~,,,
,,~«:$§¤##   RIVERS. THERE ARE A LOT OF FERRETS,    ##¤§$:«~,,
,~«:$§¤###   BUT FOR SOME REASON, THIS OTTER ONE    ###¤§$:«~,
,,~«:$§¤##   IS HARDLY EVER SEEN. IT MIGHT BE       ##¤§$:«~,,
,,,~«:$§¤#   THAT IT IS UNBOUND...?                 #¤§$:«~,,,
,,~«:$§¤##   LOCALS USE IT FOR SPORT FISHING.       ##¤§$:«~,,
,~«:$§¤###                                          ###¤§$:«~,
,,~«:$§¤## ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE HUSKY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ##¤§$:«~,,
,,,~«:$§¤# ~                                      ~ #¤§$:«~,,,
,,~«:$§¤## , THE HUSKY MAY SEEM LIKE A DOG, BUT   , ##¤§$:«~,,
,~«:$§¤### , IT IS ACTUALLY A KIND OF FERRET.     , ###¤§$:«~,
,,~«:$§¤##   THIS MAKES IT THE LARGEST OF THE       ##¤§$:«~,,
,,,~«:$§¤#   PHYLUM, AND IT'S THE MOST RECENTLY     #¤§$:«~,,,
,,~«:$§¤##   EVOLVED AS WELL, BRED FOR USE AS A     ##¤§$:«~,,
,~«:$§¤###   PREDATOR. IT'S MADE MORE DANGEROUS     ###¤§$:«~,
,,~«:$§¤##   BY THE FACT THAT IT'S ALMOST           ##¤§$:«~,,
,,,~«:$§¤#   COMPLETELY UNKNOWN TO BIOLOGISTS.      #¤§$:«~,,,
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