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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.                                #§§^~,,,,,
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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.       ###§%^\~,,
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,,,,,\^^§# ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 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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