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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.       @$§†«,....
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..,«†§$@@# ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 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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