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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 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, &$§^~,,,,,
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,,,,,,,~^§ , THE MARTEN IS THE SNEAKIER ONE HERE, , §^~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~^ , OFTEN USED FOR SPYING, OR STEALING.  , ^~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ , IN THE OLDER TALES ABOUT VIDMI,      , ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,   THESE ARE PROBS THE FERRETS THAT SHE   ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,   WAS SAID TO CONTROL. THIS CONNECTION   ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,   MIGHT EXPLAIN WHY MANY DENIZENS HAVE   ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,   THIS AS THEIR MAIN "PET" GOD.          ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, THE ERMINE ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, ,                                      , ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, , THE LUSHER ONE IN THE FAMILY IS THE  , ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, , ERMINE. USED AS BEDWARMERS, OR       , ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ , HARVESTED FOR THEIR BEAUTIFUL FUR,   , ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~^   THE WHITE COAT, VERY PRETTY,           ^~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~^§   ALTHOUGH RARE.                         §^~,,,,,,,
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,,,,,~^§$& ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 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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