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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 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ........,«
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«,........ , 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 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, .......,«^
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§%^«,..... , 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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