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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 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, *^«,......
.....,«^*% ,                                      , %*^«,.....
....,«^*%@ , 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.                         ##¶@%*^«,.
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...,«^*%@¶ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 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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