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.,«†§¤#¶@#     .. FERRETS                           #@¶#¤§†«,.
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..,«†§¤#¶@     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 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, @¶#¤§†«,..
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..,«†§¤#¶@ , 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    @¶#¤§†«,..
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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 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ¶#¤§†«,...
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.,«†§¤#¶@# , 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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