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#§%^~:¨¨¨¨     ¨¨ FERRETS                           ¨¨¨¨:~^%§#
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###§%^~:¨¨ ¨¨¨:::~^^^%§§§#£££####£££#§§§%^^^~:::¨¨¨ ¨¨:~^%§###
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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.          ¨¨:~^%§###
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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.                         ¨¨¨¨:~^%§#
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###§%^~:¨¨ ::::::::::::::: THE MEWN ::::::::::::::: ¨¨:~^%§###
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###§%^~:¨¨ ¨ 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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