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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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¨.~=††%@## ##@%††=~.¨