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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.                                ##&§^«:,,,
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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.          ####&§^«:,
,,:«^§&###                                          ###&§^«:,,
,,,:«^§&## :::::::::::::: 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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