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#%†*«~,,,,     ,, FERRETS                           ,,,,~«*†%#
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@##%†*«~,,  YOU SEE SOMETHING MOVE IN THE CORNER OF ,,~«*†%##@
##%†*«~,,,     YOUR EYE - PROBABLY ONE OF THESE.    ,,,~«*†%##
#%†*«~,,,,                                          ,,,,~«*†%#
%†*«~,,,,,             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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,,,,~«*†%#
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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.                         ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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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