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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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~†
$†~~¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~                                      ~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨~~†$
%$†~~¨¨¨¨¨ ~ MINKS, ALSO CALLED THE SNOW FERRETS, ~ ¨¨¨¨¨~~†$%
§%$†~~¨¨¨¨ ¨ MAKE UP THE "WANDERING FOOD SUPPLY"  ¨ ¨¨¨¨~~†$%§
£§%$†~~¨¨¨ ¨ USED BY THE SHAMANS AND UNDERLINGS   ¨ ¨¨¨~~†$%§£
#£§%$†~~¨¨   OF KIRUGU VARGIR. WHEN CALLED UPON,    ¨¨~~†$%§£#
##£§%$†~~¨   THEY PRESENT THEMSELVES, AND CAN BE    ¨~~†$%§£##
#£§%$†~~¨¨   CAUGHT.                                ¨¨~~†$%§£#
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§%$†~~¨¨¨¨ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE MARTEN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ¨¨¨¨~~†$%§
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$†~~¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~ THE MARTEN IS THE SNEAKIER ONE HERE, ~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨~~†$
†~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ 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,           ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~†
$†~~¨¨¨¨¨¨   ALTHOUGH RARE.                         ¨¨¨¨¨¨~~†$
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§%$†~~¨¨¨¨ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE MEWN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ¨¨¨¨~~†$%§
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#£§%$†~~¨¨ ¨ ONE OF THE MOST NOTABLE IN KIRUGU    ¨ ¨¨~~†$%§£#
##£§%$†~~¨ ¨ LORE, THE OTTER FERRET? IT GOES IN   ¨ ¨~~†$%§£##
#£§%$†~~¨¨   RIVERS. THERE ARE A LOT OF FERRETS,    ¨¨~~†$%§£#
£§%$†~~¨¨¨   BUT FOR SOME REASON, THIS OTTER ONE    ¨¨¨~~†$%§£
§%$†~~¨¨¨¨   IS HARDLY EVER SEEN. IT MIGHT BE       ¨¨¨¨~~†$%§
%$†~~¨¨¨¨¨   THAT IT IS UNBOUND...?                 ¨¨¨¨¨~~†$%
$†~~¨¨¨¨¨¨   LOCALS USE IT FOR SPORT FISHING.       ¨¨¨¨¨¨~~†$
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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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