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,,~/%@&###                                          ###&@%/~,,
,,,~/%@&##     ,, FERRETS                           ##&@%/~,,,
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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.                                ##&@%/~,,,
,,~/%@&###                                          ###&@%/~,,
,,,~/%@&## ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 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.       ##&@%/~,,,
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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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