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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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. .                                      . .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.« . MINKS, ALSO CALLED THE SNOW FERRETS, . «.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«^ ¨ MAKE UP THE "WANDERING FOOD SUPPLY"  ¨ ^«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨.«^$$£¶ . THE MARTEN IS THE SNEAKIER ONE HERE, . ¶£$$^«.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.«^$$£ ¨ OFTEN USED FOR SPYING, OR STEALING.  ¨ £$$^«.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.«^$$ ¨ IN THE OLDER TALES ABOUT VIDMI,      ¨ $$^«.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.«^$   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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¨¨¨¨¨.«^$$ ¨ ONE OF THE MOST NOTABLE IN KIRUGU    ¨ $$^«.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.«^$$£ ¨ LORE, THE OTTER FERRET? IT GOES IN   ¨ £$$^«.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.«^$$£¶   RIVERS. THERE ARE A LOT OF FERRETS,    ¶£$$^«.¨¨¨
¨¨.«^$$£¶#   BUT FOR SOME REASON, THIS OTTER ONE    #¶£$$^«.¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«^ ¨ 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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