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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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####$$*~^, ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ THE MARTEN ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ,^~*$$####
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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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##$$*~^,,, ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ THE HUSKY ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ,,,^~*$$##
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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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