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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.          &&%†=,,,,,
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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.       ###&%%†=,,
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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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