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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. @@@¤%*^~:¨
¨¨¨¨¨~**%@ @%**~¨¨¨¨¨
¨:~^*%¤@@# ::::::::::::::: 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 :::::::::::::: ¤****^^~:¨
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¨:~^*%¤¤@@ : 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. @¤¤*~:¨¨¨¨
¨:~^**%¤¤@ @¤¤%**^~:¨
¨:~^*%¤@@# ::::::::::::::: 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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