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..,«/†§@¶#     .. FERRETS                           #¶@§†/«,..
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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.       ¶@§†/«,...
..,«/†§@¶#                                          #¶@§†/«,..
.,«/†§@¶## ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 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.                                #¶@§†/«,..
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..,«/†§@¶# ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 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.          #¶@§†/«,..
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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 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, #¶@§†/«,..
.,«/†§@¶## ,                                      , ##¶@§†/«,.
..,«/†§@¶# . 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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