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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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,,~:§***## ##***§:~,,