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,~»*=§@### ###@§=*»~,
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,~»*=§@### ###@§=*»~,
,,,,~*=@@# #@@=*~,,,,
,~»*=§§@## ,, FERRETS ##@§§=*»~,
,,~»*=§§## ##§§=*»~,,
,,,,,»*§§# ,,,~~~»***=§§§@##########@§§§=***»~~~,,, #§§*»,,,,,
,~»*=§#### ####§=*»~,
,~»*=§@### 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. ###@§=*»~,
,,,~»*==§@ @§==*»~,,,
,,,,~»*§## ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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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