.^~;%*§¶@#                                          #@¶§*%;~^.
....^;%**§                                          §**%;^....
....~~%*¶@                                          @¶*%~~....
...~;;%§¶¶                                          ¶¶§%;;~...
.....~%*§@                                          @§*%~.....
......~~%§     .. 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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