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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, ^ $$^~^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^~^$ ¨ MAKE UP THE "WANDERING FOOD SUPPLY"  ¨ $^~^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~^ ¨ USED BY THE SHAMANS AND UNDERLINGS   ¨ ^~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~   OF KIRUGU VARGIR. WHEN CALLED UPON,    ~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^   THEY PRESENT THEMSELVES, AND CAN BE    ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   CAUGHT.                                ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ THE MARTEN ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ^                                      ^ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ^ THE MARTEN IS THE SNEAKIER ONE HERE, ^ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^ ¨ OFTEN USED FOR SPYING, OR STEALING.  ¨ ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~ ¨ IN THE OLDER TALES ABOUT VIDMI,      ¨ ~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~^   THESE ARE PROBS THE FERRETS THAT SHE   ^~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^~^$   WAS SAID TO CONTROL. THIS CONNECTION   $^~^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^~^$$   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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