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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.       ^=:.......
......:=^†                                          †^=:......
.....:=^†§ ::::::::::::::: 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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