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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.            ¤¤†,,,,,,,
,,«†$¤@###         CAT-SNAKES, OR SO CALLED.        ###@¤$†«,,
,,,,,,††$¤       COMES IN DIFFERENT FLAVOURS.       ¤$††,,,,,,
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,,,,,«†¤@@ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 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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,,,,,,«$¤@ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, THE MARTEN ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, @¤$«,,,,,,
,,«†$¤¤¤¤# ,                                      , #¤¤¤¤$†«,,
,,,«†$$$¤# , THE MARTEN IS THE SNEAKIER ONE HERE, , #¤$$$†«,,,
,,«†$¤¤@## , OFTEN USED FOR SPYING, OR STEALING.  , ##@¤¤$†«,,
,,,,««$$¤@ , IN THE OLDER TALES ABOUT VIDMI,      , @¤$$««,,,,
,,«†$¤¤@##   THESE ARE PROBS THE FERRETS THAT SHE   ##@¤¤$†«,,
,,«†$¤¤@##   WAS SAID TO CONTROL. THIS CONNECTION   ##@¤¤$†«,,
,,,,«$¤¤¤#   MIGHT EXPLAIN WHY MANY DENIZENS HAVE   #¤¤¤$«,,,,
,,,,,,†$¤@   THIS AS THEIR MAIN "PET" GOD.          @¤$†,,,,,,
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,,,«†$$$$¤ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, THE ERMINE ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ¤$$$$†«,,,
,,«†$¤¤@## ,                                      , ##@¤¤$†«,,
,,,«†$$¤¤@ , THE LUSHER ONE IN THE FAMILY IS THE  , @¤¤$$†«,,,
,,,,,,,«$¤ , ERMINE. USED AS BEDWARMERS, OR       , ¤$«,,,,,,,
,,«†$¤¤@## , HARVESTED FOR THEIR BEAUTIFUL FUR,   , ##@¤¤$†«,,
,,,«««$$¤¤   THE WHITE COAT, VERY PRETTY,           ¤¤$$«««,,,
,,«†$¤¤@##   ALTHOUGH RARE.                         ##@¤¤$†«,,
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,,«†$¤¤@## ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, THE MEWN ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ##@¤¤$†«,,
,,«†$¤¤@## ,                                      , ##@¤¤$†«,,
,,«†$¤¤@## , ONE OF THE MOST NOTABLE IN KIRUGU    , ##@¤¤$†«,,
,,«†$¤¤@## , LORE, THE OTTER FERRET? IT GOES IN   , ##@¤¤$†«,,
,,«†$$¤¤¤@   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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