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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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