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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~†=
†~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~†
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
†~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~†
=†~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~†=
&=†~.¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨.~†=&