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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 ::::::::::::::: .:«†*%#@##
#@#%*†«:.. : : ..:«†*%#@#
@#%*†«:... : 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. ..:«†*%#@#
@#%*†«:... ...:«†*%#@
#%*†«:.... :::::::::::::: 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. ....:«†*%#
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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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