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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 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, .....,===§
£§===,.... ,                                      , ....,===§£
¶£§===,... , 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 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, .....,===§
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==,....... . 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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