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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 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, ,                                      , ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, , 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 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, %%;«,,,,,,
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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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