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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.                                ......~«^*
^«~.......                                          .......~«^
«~........ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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.       ......~«^*
^«~.......                                          .......~«^
«~........ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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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