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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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$/~^¨¨¨¨¨¨ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ THE MINK ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ¨¨¨¨¨¨^~/$
§$/~^¨¨¨¨¨ ^                                      ^ ¨¨¨¨¨^~/$§
#§$/~^¨¨¨¨ ^ MINKS, ALSO CALLED THE SNOW FERRETS, ^ ¨¨¨¨^~/$§#
@#§$/~^¨¨¨ ¨ MAKE UP THE "WANDERING FOOD SUPPLY"  ¨ ¨¨¨^~/$§#@
#@#§$/~^¨¨ ¨ USED BY THE SHAMANS AND UNDERLINGS   ¨ ¨¨^~/$§#@#
##@#§$/~^¨   OF KIRUGU VARGIR. WHEN CALLED UPON,    ¨^~/$§#@##
#@#§$/~^¨¨   THEY PRESENT THEMSELVES, AND CAN BE    ¨¨^~/$§#@#
@#§$/~^¨¨¨   CAUGHT.                                ¨¨¨^~/$§#@
#§$/~^¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨^~/$§#
§$/~^¨¨¨¨¨ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ THE MARTEN ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ¨¨¨¨¨^~/$§
$/~^¨¨¨¨¨¨ ^                                      ^ ¨¨¨¨¨¨^~/$
/~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ^ 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.          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~/
$/~^¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨^~/$
§$/~^¨¨¨¨¨ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ THE ERMINE ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ¨¨¨¨¨^~/$§
#§$/~^¨¨¨¨ ^                                      ^ ¨¨¨¨^~/$§#
@#§$/~^¨¨¨ ^ THE LUSHER ONE IN THE FAMILY IS THE  ^ ¨¨¨^~/$§#@
#@#§$/~^¨¨ ¨ ERMINE. USED AS BEDWARMERS, OR       ¨ ¨¨^~/$§#@#
##@#§$/~^¨ ¨ HARVESTED FOR THEIR BEAUTIFUL FUR,   ¨ ¨^~/$§#@##
#@#§$/~^¨¨   THE WHITE COAT, VERY PRETTY,           ¨¨^~/$§#@#
@#§$/~^¨¨¨   ALTHOUGH RARE.                         ¨¨¨^~/$§#@
#§$/~^¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨^~/$§#
§$/~^¨¨¨¨¨ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ THE MEWN ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ¨¨¨¨¨^~/$§
$/~^¨¨¨¨¨¨ ^                                      ^ ¨¨¨¨¨¨^~/$
/~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ 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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