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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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