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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.             .~«^†¤¶###
#¤$†«~....         Cat-Snakes, Or So Called.        ....~«†$¤#
##¶¤$†^«~.       Comes In Different Flavours.       .~«^†$¤¶##
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¶$^~...... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Mink ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ......~^$¶
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¶¤†«~~.... ~ 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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##¶¤$†^«~. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Marten ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .~«^†$¤¶##
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¤$$†^«««~. ~ The Marten Is The Sneakier One Here, ~ .~«««^†$$¤
¤$$†^«~... . Often Used For Spying, Or Stealing.  . ...~«^†$$¤
¶¶$†««.... . In The Older Tales About Vidmi,      . ....««†$¶¶
¤††^~~....   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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##¶¤$†^«~. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Ermine ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .~«^†$¤¶##
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##¶¤$†^«~. ~ The Lusher One In The Family Is The  ~ .~«^†$¤¶##
##¶¤$†^«~. . Ermine. Used As Bedwarmers, Or       . .~«^†$¤¶##
#¤†^«~.... . 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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##¶¤$†^«~. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Husky ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .~«^†$¤¶##
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¶¤¤†«~.... . 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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