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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. ###@**;~-,
,-~;**@@## ##@@**;~-,
,,-~;****@ --------------- 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 --------------- ##@@**;~-,
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,,,~~;***@ , 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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