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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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=†                                          †=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:=†%                                          %†=:¨¨¨¨¨¨
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