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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.                                £&&†^-....
...-^†&&£#                                          #£&&†^-...
..-^†&&£## .............. 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 .............. ^-........
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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.                         ##£&&†^-..
...-^†&&£#                                          #£&&†^-...
....-^†&&£ ............... 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.       ^-........
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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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