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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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