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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.       @#&¤†^=,..
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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.          ^=,.......
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.......,=^ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 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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