,,~«*†&@£#                                          #£@&†*«~,,
,~«*†&@£##                                          ##£@&†*«~,
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,,,~«*†&@£                                          £@&†*«~,,,
,,,,~«*†&@                                          @&†*«~,,,,
,,,,,~«*†&     ,, FERRETS                           &†*«~,,,,,
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,,,,,,,~«* ,,,~~~«***†&&&@£££####£££@&&&†***«~~~,,, *«~,,,,,,,
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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.                                &†*«~,,,,,
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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.          &†*«~,,,,,
,,,,~«*†&@                                          @&†*«~,,,,
,,,~«*†&@£ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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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