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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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