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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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