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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. @@\~^,,,,,
,,,,^~$@@@ COMES IN DIFFERENT FLAVOURS. @@@$~^,,,,
,^~\$@@@## ##@@@$\~^,
,,,,~~\\@@ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ THE MINK ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ @@\\~~,,,,
,,,,~~~$@@ ^ ^ @@$~~~,,,,
,^~\$@@@## ^ MINKS, ALSO CALLED THE SNOW FERRETS, ^ ##@@@$\~^,
,^~\$@@@@@ , MAKE UP THE "WANDERING FOOD SUPPLY" , @@@@@$\~^,
,^~\$@@### , USED BY THE SHAMANS AND UNDERLINGS , ###@@$\~^,
,^~\\$$$@@ OF KIRUGU VARGIR. WHEN CALLED UPON, @@$$$\\~^,
,^~\$@@@## THEY PRESENT THEMSELVES, AND CAN BE ##@@@$\~^,
,,,,^^~\@@ CAUGHT. @@\~^^,,,,
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,^~\$@@@@@ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ THE MARTEN ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ @@@@@$\~^,
,^~\$@@@@@ ^ ^ @@@@@$\~^,
,,,,^\\\$@ ^ THE MARTEN IS THE SNEAKIER ONE HERE, ^ @$\\\^,,,,
,^~\$@@@## , 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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