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¨¨¨¨.~^§%¤                                          ¤%§^~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~^§%                                          %§^~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~^§     ¨¨ 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.      #¤%§^~.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~^§%¤                                          ¤%§^~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~^§%                                          %§^~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~^§                                          §^~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~^                                          ^~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~^§                                          §^~.¨¨¨¨¨¨