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»^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨ FERRETS ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^»
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»^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨^»\=%&¶
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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 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ¨¨^»\=%&¶#
¶&%=\»^¨¨¨ ^ ^ ¨¨¨^»\=%&¶
&%=\»^¨¨¨¨ ^ 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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